head; lead; vanguard; first
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
open; spacious; extensive
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
irritant odor; irritant odour; irritating smell (odor, odour)
memory; sense; experience
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
absentmindedness; peace of mind
mucus; mucilage; viscous liquid; phlegm
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
everywhere; all over; throughout
dozens; scores of; decades
consists of; comprises; is made up of
excessive fishing; overfishing; overhunting; excessive taking
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little