surface of the earth; ground surface
detour; circumvention; turning movement
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to project; to stick out; to stand out
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
ultrahigh temperature; superhigh temperature; extreme heat
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
surroundings; circumference
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
to burn completely; to consume (by fire); to burn to nothing; to burn to the ground; to reduce to ashes
to scatter away; to vanish
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
beyond this point; from now on; after this
with these words; while saying
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
rain and wind; driving rain
verbal message; word (from someone)
destruction; collapse; crumbling
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
for dear life; barely escaping alive
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
for the present; for the time being
stamp (postage); merchandise certificate
not long after; before long
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
secret understanding; collusion; betrayal
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
low tone; bass; low voice
snow surface; surface of snow
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
an assortment; combination