to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
story; tale; talk; discussion
interception (email); wiretap; bug
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
high street; town centre (center)
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
approximation; rough estimate; ballpark figure
region; limits; stage; level
lower reaches (e.g. of a valley); downstream sector
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons
hydroelectric power generation; water-power generation
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
possession; retention; maintenance
going feral (of a species); reverting to wild; escape
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
animal husbandry; livestock industry
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment