delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
imagination; supposition; guess
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
to lose heart; to lose motivation
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to laugh away; to laugh off
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
proper quantity; suitable amount; proper dose; optimal dose