proposed site; site chosen
refinement; narrowing-down
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
event; phenomenon; matter
to name; to call; to christen; to term
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
apathy; indifference; listlessness; athymia
flour; meal; powder; dust
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to shade an account; to add something extra
both; both sides; both parties
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
anything and everything; just about everything
expertise; experience; knowledge
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
meteor; shooting star; falling star
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to dye fast; to leave undyed
flame reaction; flame test; flame coloration test
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
sentence; verdict; pronouncement