riverside; riverbank; edge of a river
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to build (a fire); to make; to start; to light
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
muddy slush; slush (esp. formed by snow on a body of water)
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
a puff; a smoke; (short) rest; break; one dose (of medicine or poison); (brief) lull
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
muddy; covered with mud; mud-caked
smoking a cigarette without holding it with one's fingers; holding a cigarette in one's mouth
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
to freeze; to freeze over
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
to grow old; to weaken with age; to become senile
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
but; however; although; though
source; origin; exit; way out; (appropriate) moment to come out; (right) time to appear
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
original method; original procedure; genuine way (of doing something)
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
better than nothing; better than none at all
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
steering (of a boat); steerage
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)