rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
river management; river improvement; flood control
supernatural power; divine power; magical power
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
from the viewpoint of; according to
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
to become coarse (e.g. of a texture); to turn rough; to turn gritty; to become sandy
steady; sound; reliable; solid
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to bury; to embed; to implant
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
small; fine; detailed; stingy
regulation; adjustment; control
floating weed; greater duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); precarious; unstable
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
to be muddy; to be slushy
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
reaching; attaining; arrival
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
either way; in any case; one way or another
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)