be in flood, burst its banks, flood (sth), overflow sth
dry up
ü RIVER + NOUN
bank
water
valley
system
crossing
traffic
course
ü PREP.
across a/the ~
along a/the ~
down a/the ~
down by a/the ~
down to a/the ~
into a/the ~
on a/the ~
up a/the ~
~ of (figurative) a river of lava
ü PHRASES
the banks/bottom/middle/side/surface of a river
a bend in the river
the course/direction of a river
the river’s edge
▪ lake
ü ADJ. big, great, huge, large
little, small
deep
shallow
beautiful, lovely
blue
freshwater, salt
frozen
artificial, man-made, ornamental
inland, mountain
boating
blue-eyed
extremely picturesque
ü VERB + LAKE
cross
ü LAKE + NOUN
bed, water
ü PREP.
across a/the ~
around/round a/the ~
at a/the ~
in a/the ~
into a/the ~
on a/the ~
ü PHRASES
the edge/middle/shores/side/surface of the lake
lapping waves
dimples of lakes
pride of the country
unique ecological environment of the Lakeland
▪ pond
the pond is an object of attention of the tourists
▪ bog (болото, топь; трясина)
ü ADJ.
vast
stagnant, swampy
peat
unique bogs – the lungs of Europe
ü VERB + BOG
sink into
ü PREP.
in a/the ~
through a/the ~
marsh (low poorly drained land that is sometimes flooded and often lies at the edge of lakes, streams, etc) 1) болото; травяное болото 2) марши (плодородные низменности)
river marsh пойменное болото
salt marsh солончаковое болото
sedge marsh осоковое болото
ü ADJ. Coastal, salt
freshwater
grazing
ü VERB + MARSH
drain, reclaim
ü MARSH + NOUN
plant
ü PREP.
in/on a/the ~
swamp 1) a) permanently waterlogged ground that is usually overgrown and sometimes partly forested (болото; лесное болото; топь, трясина)