fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
large number (of); many; majority
homeless; homeless person
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
ago; since; before; previous
rough estimate; sloppy accounting; slapdash bookkeeping
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to bring back; to restore
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to collect; to assemble; to gather
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to cast; to mint; to coin
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance