cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
(playing an) unpopular role; (taking on an) unpopular task
infant; baby; little child
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
recovery; rescue; recapture
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
main purpose; primary objective
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
in accordance with; according to
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
understood; I see; OK; present; here
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
sampling food; tasting; trying
an issue being settled; a case being closed
leading; guiding; commanding
foot of a mountain; plain at the foot of a mountain; range; spread; extent
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to go wrong; to turn for the worse
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
genuine article; real thing; real deal
how long; how far; how much
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with