boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
(in) his way; peculiar to him
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
along the river; riverside
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
river; stream; River; the ... river
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
conviction; belief; confidence
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to