completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
rising water (of river, lake, etc.); swelling water; increased water; high water
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
without; unless; have to do
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
storehouse; warehouse; godown
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to stick it out (until the end)
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
(for) household use; home use; domestic use
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
both sides; two sides; double-sided
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
necessary; indispensable; must-have; must; juice of grapes or other fruit prior to fermentation into wine
counter for ships (large boats); counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); counter for fish, birds, arrows, etc.
fleet (fishing, naval, etc.); convoy; group of ships
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality