investment; contribution; financing
train buff; railway enthusiast; trainspotter; railfan
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
weather forecast; weather report
rope; cord; policeman's rope
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
middle of the night; dead of night
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
pitching ability; counter for throws (of a javelin, bowling ball, etc.); counter for casts (of a line)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
return path (of a signal, communication); return trip
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
dark clouds; black clouds
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
arrival (of a train) at the platform (of the starting station); entering a track (at the starting station); crossing the finish line; passing the post
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
heavy rainfall; heavy snowfall; steady rainfall; downpour; raining in earnest
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
somewhat thick; relatively thick; thickish; on the thick side
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
pouring water; flooding; douche