sandbank (in a river); sandbar
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
riverside; edge of a river
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
match (to light fire with)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
to make an appeal; to urge
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
fat; tallow; lard; grease
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to explain adequately; to be accountable
reopening; resumption; restarting
already; now; no longer; not any more
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
silence; stillness; quietness
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce