outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
essence; true nature; substance; reality
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
balloon (hot-air, weather, etc.); blimp
writing oneself; self-recording (of a machine, instrument, etc.); self-registering
transmitter; homing device
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
moment by moment; hour by hour
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
research institute; (research) laboratory
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
edge; angle; ridge (e.g. of a mountain)
outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
shell (e.g. electron shell)