river; stream; River; the ... river
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
epidemic; plague; pestilence
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
drought disaster; drought damage
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
estimate (of costs); budget
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
regret; repentance; remorse
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
domestic affairs; internal administration
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
bid for popularity; publicity stunt
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
script; screenplay; scenario
to take back; to recapture
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
way (of doing); manner; method
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to take command; to give direction
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to fight to the bitter end
defeat; lost battle; losing a war