at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
very great; enormous; serious
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
experimental; provisional
rice cultivation; rice crop
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to eat up and spoil (e.g. crops); to eat away; to eat a bit of everything; to encroach upon; to take over
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
riparian works; flood-control works
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
to mark a correct answer with a circle
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
many; much; plenty; hardly
political measures; policy
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
fifth day of the month; five days
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with