to go underground; to go into hiding
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
irradiation; radiation; beaming; exposure (to light); illumination
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
survival; survivor; relic
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
phantom; vision; illusion
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to compose; to put together
armchair theory; impracticable theory
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
already known; well-known
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position
cave; cavern; den; grotto
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to crack; to develop a crack
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
patting; stroking; caressing
body; body blow (in boxing)
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible