main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to drink up; to drain (cup)
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
such; like that; that sort of; very
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
single word; a few words; brief comment
tall, lanky person; bean pole; tall and thin; tall and lanky
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
average height; average body height
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
early (days); initial stage; initial
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
difficult to ...; hard to ...
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
Europeans and Americans; Westerners