on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
silence; stillness; quietness
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical
distance across; diameter
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
hoarse voice; husky voice
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
stairs; stairway; staircase
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
tall figure; high stature
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
to shed light; to cast light
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife