treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
extensive; vast range; wide scope
going around; patrol; round; tour
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be helpful; to be useful
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
father; dad; husband; you; he
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
spread; span; expanse; extent
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
possible; likely; probable
to be thrilled; to be excited
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to look away; to avert one's eyes
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money