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
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
quantity or volume of water
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
early (days); initial stage; initial
remaining; left-over; excess
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
(arch.) a weight; temple supervisor; town (of China)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
low pressure; low voltage
hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water
pouring water; flooding; douche
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
like this; this sort; this way
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
prevention; precaution; protection against
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
investigation (to determine the cause of something)
literally; to the letter; literal
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
for example; for instance; e.g.