sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
large number (of); many; majority
being dotted with; being scattered
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
to have an idea; to have a clue
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
promising without due consideration
to encamp; to take up positions
ten; 10; ten years of age
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
falling in love; attachment
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
overconfident; presumptuous
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
one meal; one meal (a day)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
either way; in any case; one way or another
the opposite sex; isomerism
to cut into (a conversation); to interject