Instead of drawing water up, they could simply let it run down.
He was in a mood to simply let things fall as they might.
It would be so easy if I simply let him have me.
It would be so easy to simply let her go.
He would have a clear view of the face and could simply let the material drop again.
However, we later find that Larry simply let him win.
He either ran the time too close, or simply let the thing fall.
We cannot simply let things go on as they have before.
He was taking control, rather than simply letting things happen to him.
Jim decided not to answer but simply let her talk herself out.