ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
metre; meter; meter; gauge
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
dilapidated house; deserted house
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
everybody; every last one of them; all
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction