to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to run through; to run past
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
convenient; handy; useful
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
somewhat below; slightly below
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)