outlining (e.g. font); hollowing out; getting rid of the middleman; dealing directly; skinning the cat (gymnastics)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
reflection; reflected light; reflected heat; glare
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
sidelocks; hair at the temples
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema
to become frayed; to become loose
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
small hill; low hill; hillock
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
all around; as far as the eye can see
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
rustling; refreshing; clearly
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
strong smell of grass (esp. in summer heat)
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
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
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
buying and eating sweets (esp. children); between-meal snacking