high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
(something) so small; so little; trifling
surely (not); certainly (not)
monetary; financial; pecuniary
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to strike out; to start swimming
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
identifiable; personalized
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now