aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
violent thunder; fierce lightning; thunder and lightning
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
vector; direction (e.g. of one's activities or interests); focus
reason; grounds; circumstances
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
papier-mâché; something that looks good superficially; sham
the first in history; only once in history
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
entire world; whole world; world stage
fierce (fight, competition, etc.); severe; hot; hard; bitter; keen
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall
unprecedented; unique; unparalleled
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to long (for); to yearn (for); to love ardently; to do eagerly; to do with restless anticipation
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
almost completely empty; virtually empty
indelible scene of one's childhood; earliest remembered scene; original scenery; unspoiled landscape
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
without cause; without reason
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
time axis; time basis; timeline
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing
as if it weren't already enough; to an extreme degree; to excess; more than enough
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
one more time; once more; once again