and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to hide; to conceal oneself
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
encroachment; erosion; corrosion
to be touching; to be moving
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
follow-up report; further news
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
special promotion (in rank or grade)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
successively; one after another
(means of) transportation; transport; transportation facilities; transportation system; transit system
conquest; subjugation; overcoming
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
tossing (someone) into the air (in celebration)
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
party line (telephone line shared by multiple subscribers)
calling someone directly (by telephone); phone number
to collapse; to give up; to lose one's nerve; to have one's knees give way
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)