soon; shortly; nearly; almost
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
middle of the night; dead of night
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
back street; back alley; slums
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
holding out for a short while; putting up resistance for a while; briefly holding one's own
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
water damage; flood disaster
every year; yearly; annually
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
on the sea; surface of the sea
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
originally; by nature; from the start
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
Island; insula; island; islet
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
town; city; municipal; urban
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly