submersion; inundation; being flooded
waterworks bureau; water department
to telephone; to make a phone call
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
irritation; annoyance; frustration
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to forebode; to have a presentiment
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
guardian; protector; patron; parent
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
water supply; water service; channel; strait; water course; waterway
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification