three times; thrice; third (interval)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
literally; to the letter; literal
atmosphere; air; magnanimous; generous; large-hearted
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
Labrador Peninsula; Labrador (Canada)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm
stationing (troops); garrisoning
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
one round; one tour; one circuit; one patrol
opposite side; opposition
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
undersea cable (communications, power); submarine cable
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
remarkable; striking; obvious
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
albatross (esp. the short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
(in) the air; midair; sky
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
humanity; sidewalk; footpath; human realm
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
only because ...; definitely not; certainly not; if actually
very close (to); within a stone's throw (of); a stone's throw away (from)