distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
depiction; description; portrayal
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
fresco; mural; wall painting
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
billow; surge; large wave
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
settlement; permanent residency
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
ago; since; before; previous
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
long time; long interval; for quite some time