present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
upper reaches of a river; upstream
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade; firefighter
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
gasoline engine; petrol engine
super technology; technology beyond our current capabilities, mainly in science fiction
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to be saved up (of money)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
means; way; method; measure
future; possible; potential; prospective
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume