to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
upper half of the body; upper body
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
legend; folklore; tradition
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
in deep black; in jet black
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
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
great speed; recklessly fast speed
to pass by; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it; to go too far
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted