to shed tears; to be moved to tears
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
belief; conviction; opinion
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
baton (of command); order; command; direction
disaster response; measures to deal with natural disasters; disaster control; disaster recovery
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
river; stream; River; the ... river
water damage; flood disaster
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to go unpunished; to be tolerated; to be allowed; to be overlooked
event; phenomenon; matter
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
deliberation; discussion; consideration
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora; abundance (esp. of something undesirable)
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
subsidy; grant; subvention
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
worthwhile reading; substantial reading
first generation; founder
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
several hundred; hundreds (of)
if you do this; if this is the case
dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
very interesting; of great interest
conference room; council room
bank; weir; embankment; levee
opposite side; other side
burdening; bearing; load (electrical, mechanical, etc.); stress; stress testing (of physical function or performance); provocative testing
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
technical skill; ability; capacity