accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
subtracting points; points deducted
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
good impression; favorable impression
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
river; stream; River; the ... river
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
upper reaches of a river; upstream
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
favourite horse; favorite horse
two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
demonstrative of one's worth; worthy of one's reputation; living up to one's name; bolstering one's reputation; enhancing one's prestige; winning one honour
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
eccentric; crank; oddball
one by one; one after another; successively
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable