gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
as far as the eye can see
horizon (related to land)
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
a few years ago; some years back
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
thousands; several thousand
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
border (between countries); national border
closely contested constituency; highly competitive marketplace; (fig.) battleground
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
scale; scope; plan; structure
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits