were thrown, threw themselves
wave, waves
set himself to, began to
banks, shores
overflow, flood
rise, elevate
predict, foresee
flood, deluge, cataclysm
climbed, scaled
ark, chest, box
was disappearing, was vanishing
thunderbolts, lightning bolts
tear, rip, split
docked, landed, came to rest
land, dry land
was impressed, was amazed
escape, getaway
fulfill, realize, make happen
to rule, to dominate, to control
sprang forth, emerged suddenly
race, kind, genus
transform, metamorphose, change form