wooded country; wooded (timber) region; woodland; woodlands
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
fields (of rice and other crops)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
be on your guard!; take care!
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
unexpected meeting; coincidence
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
looking on; remaining a spectator
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
both hands; both arms; ten
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
exactly as stated; verbatim
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
thickness; profundity; depth
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
distinction; discrimination
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing