dry riverbed; river beach
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to pull in (fish); to land
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to leave (a scene); to step away
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something