Eurasian continent; Eurasia
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
older employee who does not have much actual work
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
the ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
unique type; one of a kind
and; AND (Boolean operator)
bombshell announcement (statement)
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
of no interest; not interested
draft commission; drafting session; draft meeting
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
only recently; just of late
to keep (a person) waiting
quiet; still; surreptitious
neat and clean; tidy; trim
Anatidae (duck family of birds)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
good performance; good work; great success
to make one's heart flutter
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate