river; stream; River; the ... river
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
depiction; description; portrayal
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to complain; to make a complaint
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
class; heading; group; category
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
when it becomes; when it comes to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
that is to say; so that means
don't you think?; indicates question
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
one's house; one's home; one's family
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and