encroachment; erosion; corrosion
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
submersion; inundation; being flooded
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
to crouch; to squat; to cower
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to push aside; to brush aside
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
something like ...; something called ...
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
big man; large man; tall man; giant
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
fear of heights; acrophobia
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving