kind; sort; species; species
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation
pressure; oppression; suppression
to take into consideration; to bear in mind
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
to take back; to recapture
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
dozens; scores of; decades
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school