to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
mountain road; mountain trail
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
unloading (of cargo); discharge
to look young; to seem young
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
to leave (a scene); to step away
every person; each one; everybody
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
destruction; demolition; smashing apart; spoiling; ruining
already; now; no longer; not any more
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to dash off (a piece of writing); to scribble; to scrawl
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
in perfect form; going swimmingly
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
detailed knowledge; finely detailed
comfortably; peacefully; freely; (growing) quickly
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
participant; entrant; player; competitor
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
respect and affection; love and respect
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
toxicity; virulence; toxic; virulent; poisonous
laxative; purgative; evacuant