amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder
utmost limits; extremity; limit
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to order; to command; to appoint
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
strong pressure; heavy pressure
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
busy; having no time (for)
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
phantom; vision; illusion
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
being all smiles with joy
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
construction; architecture (of buildings)
aorta; important traffic route
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
dozens; scores of; decades
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process