making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
guidelines for action; personal principles
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
rain and wind; driving rain; the elements
(means of) enduring; tiding over; pulling through; food offered to attendants of a funeral
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
eye color; eye colour; expression (of the eyes); look; countenance
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to brave a danger; to take a risk
contradiction; inconsistency
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
without; but if; otherwise; or else
birth and growth; giving birth and raising; development; breeding
local specialty; special product (of a region)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
fixed interval; fixed period
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
to become possible; to become able to (do)
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
niddle-noddle; nid-nod; nodding off
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
(single) bean; pea; something very small; tiny speck
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
stature; build; height; size; physique