whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
blow; shock; strike; batting
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to make a breakthrough; to break ground
repentance; confession; penitence
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to keep watching; to continue looking at; to gaze at
base of the tongue; root of the tongue
staying behind; remaining; residual
last days; the end; one's fate
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to eat untidily; to eat a bit of everything; to dabble (in something); to try one's hand at various things
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought
to strangle; to constrict
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
messenger; envoy; emissary
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
sternum; breastplate; plastron
medical treatment; medical care
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
developed country; advanced country
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
organs of the state; machinery of the state
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient