heavy rain; torrential rainfall; downpour
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
entertainment; amusement; fun
crowbar; bar (unit of pressure); bar; café
sandbank (in a river); sandbar
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
autonomous; autonomic; self-sustaining; self-directed
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
offensive camp; team at bat
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
magazine; journal; periodical
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
(personal) background check
to expose one's faults; to have one's defects exposed; to show oneself up
to seize (secure) evidence
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
wind and waves; discord; trouble; hardships
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
trackless; reckless; dissipated
motive power; driving force