custom; practice; convention; precedent
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
election; selection; choice
moment by moment; hour by hour
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
quantity or volume of water
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
no exception; without exception; always the same
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
riverside; edge of a river
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
Distylium racemosum (evergreen tree of the winter-hazel genus)
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
carpentry; woodworking; woodwork
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
just past noon; afternoon
to encamp; to take up a position
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
wide turn; detour; the long way around
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...