The Ravine

tangled twisted together, growing close together (snårig)

slipped slide (halkade)

smeared spread out (smetade)

edge where something ends (rand, kant)

murky dark, muddy (mörk, gyttjig)

reluctantly not willingly (motvilligt)

dive jump into the water head first (dyka)

tangy sour, sharp (skarp)

decompose lose its structural integrity over time (förmultna)

off-limits not allowed (förbjudet område)

haunted place where ghosts/spirits appear/live (hemsökt)

branches the arms of trees (grenar)

vanish disappear (frösvinna)

rusty colored red (rostigt)

disrespectful being impolite (ohövlig)

gaze eyes (blick)

urge a sudden (unconscious) wish (impuls)

pick up start up, increase (här: blåsa upp)

gave him the creeps frightened (tyckte det var obehagligt)

he'd come along he had gone with the others (han hade följt med)

wait it out not do/say anyting until something is over (vänta på att det skulle vara över)

held his breath didn't breathe (höll andan)

wish for all he was worth want (önska)

keep track remember how often/many times (här: hålla räkningen)

to keep them afloat so as not to sink (för att hålla sig flytande)

couldn't make it out couldn't hear the words (kunde inte höra)

inch by inch a little at a time (lite i taget)

made it to made his way to (tog sig fram till)

mind went blank couldn't think (blev tom t i huvudet)

made up his mind decided (bestämt sig)

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