fast-talking; rapid talking
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
way; method; means; resource; course
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
(carved) statue; sculpture
half the body; half length
muddy water; red-light district
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
massing (of troops); gathering
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
several people; a few people
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
small number; few; minority
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)