absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
river management; river improvement; flood control
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
physical strength; muscle strength
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to be on the same page
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
throne; first place; top spot; championship
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
to spread one's legs; to agree to have sex (for a woman)
service road; frontage road
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
(your) choice; preference; wish
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
divorce; dissolution of adoption
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung