at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to run up to; to rush over
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
rhombus; rhomb; lozenge; diamond (shape)
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
noisy; boisterous; turbulent
the moment of meeting (of two people, vehicles, etc.); the moment of running into each other; the moment of crossing paths
plain; plateau; tableland
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
suited to the occasion; expedient; ad hoc
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
densely covered in thick hair; hairy; fuzzy
mischief-maker; trickster; lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
living room (Western style); sitting room
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
fixed date; appointed day