whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
having said that; on the other hand
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to tower over the surroundings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather