to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to face; to go towards; to head towards
river; stream; River; the ... river
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
destination (one is heading towards); goal
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear