Vocabulary

to mend; to patch up; to repair; to fix; to darn

to put together; to combine; to join together; to join up

to go upstream; to go up (a river)

to sweep; to brush; to clean

to scratch

to row; to paddle; to scull; to pull (the oars)

to continue; to last; to go on

to continue; to keep up; to keep on

to be complete; to be all present; to make a full set; to be satisfied (of conditions)

to collect; to gather; to get together; to complete (a collection); to trim even / to gather

to be lazy; to be idle; to slack

to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside

to strike; to hit; to beat; to knock; to pound; to bang

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace

to lament; to grieve; to regret

to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to be torn

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by

to flip; to snap; to flick

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

to notify; to advise; to inform

to become known; to come to light; to be discovered

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling)

to put; to place

to delay; to postpone; to slow down; to retard

to build; to construct; to erect

to arrive at; to reach

to write; to publish

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

to talk; to chat; to chatter

to jump up; to leap up; to spring up

to fly; to soar

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge

to pass (a car); to overtake

to hurt; to injure; to cause pain

to let pass; to allow through; to let through; to make way (for)

to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch

to be submerged; to be soaked

to bind; to file