gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
scale; scope; plan; structure
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
rural beauty; rusticity; rustic beauty
retainer; vassal; servant
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
strong-willed; strong of heart
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
a few years ago; some years back
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
fruitless effort; wasted effort; abortive scheme; futility
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection