use; utilization; utilisation; application
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
dimness; obscurity; indistinctness; unclear; unintelligible
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
surroundings; environs; circumference
to shake; to sway; to waver
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
(right at the) side; just beside
to go past; to pass; to pass by
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
thunderous roar; roaring sound
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to fly around; to scatter
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
beyond that point; after that
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...