jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
way; method; means; resource; course
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
how many years; how long; what year
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
water plant; aquatic plant; waterweed; hydrophyte
curious; strange; unusual
very interesting; of great interest
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
dozens; scores of; decades
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth