custody; detention; confinement
flood; freshet; inundation
to die by drowning; to drown
sea breeze; salty wind; briny air
to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits
permission; approval; authorization; license
to write down; to record; to register
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
order (for goods or services); order (sequence); order (of magnitude); order
parallel; parallel; parallel skiing
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
armed forces; battle troops
group of languages (subgroup of a branch); word group; group of words
annals; chronicle; chronology
colored pencil; coloured pencil
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
reason for being; raison d'être
allocation; appropriation
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
derivation; development; offshoot
creating anew; recreation; re-creation
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
(passing down of) oral tradition; oral transmission
consistently; unchangingly; throughout
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to get out of bed; to show a leg
debt collection; debt collector
and then; and so; and; so then
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
German shepherd (dog breed); Alsatian; shepherd