amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
foreign matter; impurities
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
interruption; suspension; break
very much; exceedingly; extremely
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
good (place to leave off); convenient
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
hate; hate crime; hate speech; racism
as far as the eye can see
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience