all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
richly colored; richly coloured
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
testimony; (verbal) evidence
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
posture; position; pose; attitude
beyond imagination; unimaginable
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
eleventh day of the month; eleven days
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
thought; consideration; thinking
reason; logic; method; system; order
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications