pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
large quantity; large amount
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
concentration; thickness; density; cardinality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
river; stream; River; the ... river
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
it is not (like that) either
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
how; in what way; by what means
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
rising; ascending; climbing
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid