inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
being too late; losing one's final chance
dive (e.g. into water); diving; dive (of an aircraft)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become indistinct; to become impure (of one's heart, a society, etc.); to be corrupted
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
even though; despite; when
river; stream; River; the ... river
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
to have a cramp in one's leg
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
long ago; a long time ago; already
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to become stormy; to become rough (of the sea); to fall into ruin; to become neglected; to become rough (of skin); to get chapped