ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
sea level rise; rise in sea level
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
scale; scope; plan; structure
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
rainy; showery; inclement
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to construct an embankment
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
town; city; municipal; urban
(water-filled) paddy field
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2, etc.); ejection
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative
absorption; suction; attraction