torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
witnessing; observing; sighting
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
morning; forenoon; just before noon
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
binoculars; field glasses
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
teacher; instructor; professor
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
last night; yesterday evening
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
though; notwithstanding; although
very recently; in the very recent past
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered