going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
big frame; large figure; huge body
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
quarrel; dispute; argument
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
rare; extraordinary; singular
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
greedy; avaricious; covetous
(not) even once; (not) ever
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
on countless occasions; many a time
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
interruption; interference; butting in
violent emotion; passion; fury
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
will; testament; last request
difficult problem; challenge
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
if so; in that case; in that situation
wishes of a deceased person; dying wish
thereafter; after doing that; followed by
peace conference; peace negotiations
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
vice; immorality; corruption
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
unanticipated; unexpected
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity (philosophy)
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
all around; as far as the eye can see