highest grade; superlative degree
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
voyage; passage; travelling
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
hard to reach place; remote place
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
legendary beast; magical beast
hidden treasure; treasured article
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
whereabout; about where; how much
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
distance in a straight line
materials; data; document
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
conversely; on the contrary
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly