just past noon; afternoon
round shape; circle; circular form
morning; forenoon; just before noon
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
semibasement; semi-basement
inundation; submersion; flood
bank; weir; embankment; levee
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
like this; this sort; this way
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
water damage; flood disaster
to construct an embankment
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
area of land at sea-level; sea-level zone
subterranean drain; culvert; conduit
maid; helper; help; assistance
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate