raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
thicket; coppice; brushwood
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
sightseer; spectator; viewer
stone signpost; milepost; boundary stone; stone marker (benchmark, triangulation pillar, etc.)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
walking briskly; determinedly
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
synchronization; synchronized swimming
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
pillar of fire; blazing column
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
transport; transportation
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be squashed by; to be pinned under