rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to be angular; to jut out; to be pointed; to be formal; to be stiff; to be ceremonious
to step firmly; to harden by treading
if you think about it; come to think of it
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
place; situation; position; location
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
that day; the very same day
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to break a dam; to burst out
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to cross one's mind; to be reminded