advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
for today; for the time being
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
course; route; path; process; means
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
openly; squarely; directly; to a person's face
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
locational advantage; advantageous position
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
front; frontage; facade; main
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
go that far; to that extent
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
nod; inclination of the head
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord