in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
no, not like that (but like this)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
here and there; in places
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
special; particular; peculiar; unique
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing