to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
construction; architecture (of buildings)
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
river; stream; River; the ... river
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 be erected; to be built
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
shriek of delight; cry of joy
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
apartment building; housing complex
settlement; permanent residency
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
suspension bridge; rope bridge
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
mellow (flavor or fragrance, esp. alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)