deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
one by one; one after another; successively
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
true state; actual condition; reality
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
battlefield; battleground
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
to mix; to blend; to combine
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
all you want; as much as one wants
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
few decades; many decades; several decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
irrigation association; water utilization association
from the viewpoint of; according to
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
all times and places; all ages and countries
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
water shortage; shortage of water supply
free (of charge); gratuitous
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)