here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
distance in a straight line
reaching; attaining; arrival
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
sea of blood; pool of blood
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
length and width; length and breadth; four cardinal points; every direction; as one wishes; as one pleases
ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge
other side; opposite side; other party
to lose sight of; to miss
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
vacant house; unoccupied house
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to be smeared; to be covered
to attempt; to test; to try out
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
blindingly quick speed; (in) a flash; (in) the blink of an eye
strong arm; stout arm; ability to carry out a difficult job; capable person
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive