unexpected; unforeseen; strange
thousands; several thousand
(period of) a year; during an era
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
change; alteration; modification
genuine; authentic; true; real
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
heavy flooding; disastrous flood; deluge; great flood (sent by a deity); flood myth
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to wither completely (of a plant); to dry up completely; to drop all its leaves
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be needed; to be wanted
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
whole story; full picture; full particulars
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
mountains and rivers; natural surroundings
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance