hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
occupation (e.g. of territory); exclusive possession
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
underground; subterranean
terrain; geographical features; topography
to hide; to keep to oneself
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to run about trying to escape
spare energy, time or money; remaining strength; reserve power; money to spare
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
diligent study; devoting oneself to one's studies
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
commencing with; including
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
optimism; taking an optimistic view
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
unidentifiable; unidentified
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
apparent; obvious; very clear