to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
belief; conviction; opinion
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
trauma (usu. psychological)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
baton (of command); order; command; direction
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
river; stream; River; the ... river
water damage; flood disaster
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
event; phenomenon; matter
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
assistance payment; subsidiary aid
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
first generation; founder
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
if you do this; if this is the case
commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
very interesting; of great interest
conference room; council room
bank; weir; embankment; levee
opposite side; other side
burden; load (e.g. CPU time, electricity, etc.)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
technical skill; ability; capacity
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with