local downpour; severe rain fall
East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
both (railway) tracks; (both) up and down tracks (lines)
garbage (rubbish) collection point
north wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
various places; several sources
account book; ledger; register
to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower
path through forest; woodland path; logging road
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
material witness; suspect
Franz; Franc; Francis; Frantz
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
bank; weir; embankment; levee
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
affidavit; deposition; testimony
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to continue to rain or snow
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture