pilloried criminal exposed to public view; public scorn or humiliation; person shamed in front of others
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
growth period; growing season
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
powerful person; influential person
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
thigh; buttocks; arse; ass
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
to the end; entirely; in full
course; route; path; process; stages
forming; shaping; casting; molding; adult form
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
investigation into historical evidence; study of historical artifacts
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
spot; point; place; position
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger
playability; game-like quality
importance; emphasis; stress
one shot; one charge; one blow; one punch; home run; one try; one attempt
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage