to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
terrain; geographical features; topography
around the world; throughout the world
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
natural disaster; cataclysm
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to affect; to impact; to influence
earthly paradise; heaven on earth
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
cooperation; collaboration
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
knitting wool; woolen yarn; woollen yarn
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
overalls; wrapper; duster; smock
to pull one's hair back into a bun
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
incident; affair; happening; event
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
(not) even once; (not) ever
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
as a child; when one was a child