hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to pick up; to find; to gather
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
somehow; for some reason or other
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to show up; to appear; to turn up
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
snake; serpent; large snake
to crawl out of; to creep out of
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
beyond imagination; unimaginable
spread; span; expanse; extent
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase