to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to brave a danger; to take a risk
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
marshland; wetland; swampland
house built on sand; house of cards
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
inundation; submersion; flood
river; stream; River; the ... river
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
water damage; flood disaster
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
such; this sort of; like this