in comparison to; rather than
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
scenery; scene; landscape
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
everywhere; all over; throughout
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
water vapour; water vapor; steam
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
surface of the earth; ground surface
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
true; real; genuine; proper; utter