peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
everywhere; all over; throughout
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
you could say; you might say; verging on the
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
terrain; geographical features; topography
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
reconstruction; reorganization; reorganisation; reconstitution; reconfiguration
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
possible; likely; probable
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being