to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; beef
agricultural land; farmland
to plough; to plow; to hoe; to till
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing
totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
curious; strange; unusual
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
check; restraint; oppression; suppression
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
depravity; corruption; degradation
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
corridor; hallway; passageway
passenger; traveller; traveler; tourist
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
door; gate; opening; title page
to look away; to avert one's eyes
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
look; glance; (at first) sight
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
usually; under usual circumstances
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to push aside; to brush aside
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
perfect; complete; flawless
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
polish; improvement; burnishing