occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
beautiful woman; pretty girl
going upstream; swimming upstream
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
raised-floor-style (granary, truck, etc.)
residence; housing; residential building
to relapse; to reassert; to review
going upstream; sailing against the current
shore; bank (of a body of water)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)
waterproofing; making watertight
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
just as one was told; like she (he) said
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
contrary to one's expectations
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down