number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
100,000; hundred thousand
coastal region; coastal area; coastline
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
major earthquake; large earthquake
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
light (e.g. colour, color)
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to say; to be called; to do
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
melting; liquefying; fusion
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
to be at a loss for words
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
going straight on; going straight ahead
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
explanation; interpretation
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
near; nearby; not far off
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm