to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
just because; even if; even though
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
visual confirmation; sighting
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
breeding; multiplication; increase; propagation; reproduction
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to indicate; to show; to point to
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
central part; heart (of a city)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
opinion; point of view; visual point
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
to live; to reside; to inhabit
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little