the other day; a few days ago
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
coastal; seaside; oceanfront; maritime
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
(navigable) canal; waterway
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
rising; ascending; climbing
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
evacuees; displaced persons; refugees
support; backing; aid; assistance
to face; to go towards; to head towards
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
official business; public business
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview