maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
to move forward; to move on
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
aquatic (life); living in the water
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
physical strength; power; stamina; strength (of a business, economy, etc.)
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
along the river; riverside
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
one end; an end; part; fragment
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
meanwhile; in the meantime
scenery; scene; landscape
little by little; bit by bit
madder red; dark red; crimson
colour; color; hue; tints
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
camping; campground; making camp
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
all night; throughout the night
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
to relax one's efforts; to let up; to let one's guard down
to strengthen; to fortify; to secure
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
the number of people; many people; a large number of people