opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to be main; to be principal; to be important
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
collapse; break; cave-in; market decline; market crash
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
knob; handle; catch; patron
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
balloon (toy or decoration); balloon (hot-air or gas)
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
7th day of the month; seven days
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
offensive smell; bad smell; foul smell; stench
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
youngest brother; last disciple
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
to wait and see; to see how the land lies