fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
hunting ground; hunting preserve
snow leopard (Panthera uncia); ounce
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
if you think about it; come to think of it
reaching; attaining; arrival
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
dropping (something) headfirst down a precipice; downhill rush; plunging down a precipice
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
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to make sense; to be meaningful
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to brandish; to flourish; to wave; to swing; to shake at
(not) the slightest bit; (not) the least; (not) at all
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
thickness; profundity; depth
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
to squash; to crush; to flatten