to continue to rain or snow
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
dash at the beginning of a short-distance race; charging ahead at full strength from the beginning
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
a long time ago; in those days
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
tick (Acari spp.); mite; hoodlum; tough
trifling; trivial; slight
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
finding (lost property); picking up
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
valuable article; valuables
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
daily necessities; everyday goods
to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
minimum; at the very least
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
depository; storage area; storage location; storage site
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
water's edge; beach; shore
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
what do you want?; can I help you?
password; watchword; motto; slogan
to understand; to make out
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out