filtration; filtering; percolation
surface of the earth; ground surface
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
action; operation; effect; function
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
one's field of expertise; one's strong area
spread; span; expanse; extent
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
(not) a single person; (no) one
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
choices; alternatives; options
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
injured person; wounded person; casualty
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
giant tsunami; giant tidal wave
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to wash away; to rinse off
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
receiving an electric shock
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
one example of (when there are more examples)
millions; several million; a few million
to make sense; to be meaningful
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)