downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
with a start; with a jump
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to fall off; to tumble down
river surface; surface of a river
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
one by one; one after another; successively
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to keep standing; to stand motionless
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken