before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
this world; this life; world of the living
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
illegal; illicit; unlawful
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
empty lot; vacant plot of land
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
public facilities; utilities
product; produce; result; fruit
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
construction; establishment
dozens; scores of; decades
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
to slide down; to slip down
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)