waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
draining (esp. pipes from water for the winter); drainhole; drain; drainage
pouring water; flooding; douche
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
lifting a ban; raising an embargo; opening a season (hunting, fishing, etc.); publishing contents; revealing information
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
bottom of the water; bottom of the sea; river bottom
excessive drinking and eating; overeating and overdrinking
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
busy; having no time (for)
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
water's edge; waterside; shore
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie)
novel; story; (work of) fiction
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
(someone else's) parents; both parents
protection against the cold
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
slightly early; just before
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
fields (of rice and other crops)
store; reserve; stock; savings
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...