near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
bungler; greenhorn; low quality (of crops, fruits, etc.); poor produce; wasp larva (esp. of yellowjacket species Vespula flaviceps; used as food); bee larva
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
those who have it (esp. wealth) have it; it does exist (somewhere); there are places where you can find it
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
genuine article; real thing; real deal
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
restoration (to the original state or location); reconstruction; restitution
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
entrance fee; admission fee; admission; entrance charge; admission charge
to redeem (from sin); to save
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
ancient times; prehistoric times
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
shopping; purchased goods
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to be scared; to be afraid; to tremble with fear
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words