elevation; height above sea level
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
investigation; research; looking something up
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
to fiddle with; to monkey around with
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
bad reputation; poor reception; unpopularity; disrepute
to increase; to add to; to augment
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
extinction; annihilation; destruction
this and that; various things
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause