whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
inundation; submersion; flood
older sister; lass; young lady
cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
ten-year-old; ten year old
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
destruction; collapse; crumbling
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
sooner or later; in time; eventually
desperately; for one's dear life
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
may ... be with you; may there be ...
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to