waterproofing; making watertight
visibility; noticeability; perceptibility
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
minimum; at the very least
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
bad debt; nonperforming loan
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed
being too late; losing one's final chance
sympathy; compassion; pity
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
interpreter (languages, events, etc.); interpreter; software that decodes and executes a high-level language (e.g. Java, Python, PHP)
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
related to; in relation to