heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to be damaged; to receive damage
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
great cause; moral law; justice
(essential) utilities; lifeline
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
while; during; performed in this condition
to construct an embankment
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
rather; sooner; preferably
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
bank; weir; embankment; levee
flow rate (esp. water or electricity); quantity of flow; capacity (of output or throughput per unit time)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
greening (i.e. planting to increase greenery); tree planting; afforestation
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
land route; overland route; by land; overland
site; point on a map; spot
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
transportation by water (e.g. by ship)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)