settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
thousands; several thousand
discrimination; discernment; identification
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
go that far; to that extent
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
to mistake (A for B); to misread
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
what's what; heads or tails
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
many; much; plenty; hardly
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted