to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
devote oneself to; to do as one pleases; to act selfishly
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to accompany; to go with; to go together
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
natural or man-made feature or object on the earth's surface (trees, hill, river, road, building, etc.); object or structure important in a battle, esp. for concealment
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
as everyone knows; needless to point out
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
firing one shot at a time; single-shot gun; having only one engine; single-engined aeroplane; one-shot (e.g. story); non-serial
beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
existence; possession; having; limited company
snow shoveling (shovelling); snow clearing; snow removal; snow shovel; snow plow; snow plough
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
number of (large) animals
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
possible; likely; probable
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach