whole nation; whole land; whole country
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
curiosity; inquisitiveness
almost every day; almost daily
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
reaching; attaining; arrival
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
topic of discussion; agenda
surroundings; circumference
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
being dotted with; being scattered
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
the way back; the way home; return trip