standing comparison with;  comparing favorably with;  by no means inferior to;  equal to
 castle site;  ruins of a castle
 around the world;  throughout the world
 accumulation;  pile;  heap;  sedimentation
 ground;  crust (earth);  foundation (building, etc.);  base;  constituency;  power base
 historic ruins (remains, relics);  archeological site
 to trace (drawing);  to follow;  to imitate;  to copy;  to reproduce
 line;  stripe;  line (e.g. telephone line);  wire;  ray (e.g. X-ray);  beam;  line (e.g. of a railroad)
 to flare up;  to burst into flames
 to mix with;  to be mixed;  to be mingled
 ironist;  sarcastic person;  sharp tongue;  satirist
 slip;  omission;  upshot;  denouement;  punch line (of a joke)
 to threaten;  to menace;  to frighten (into doing)
 to suit the convenience of;  to accommodate
 to be uneasy;  to be anxious;  to fear
 seasoning;  flavoring;  flavouring;  condiment
 within a pit or (mine) shaft
 echo;  reverberation;  response;  reaction;  repercussions
 to spring;  to jump up;  to fly up;  to skip
 positioning;  getting a position;  taking a position
 ringleader;  main culprit;  main cause;  source
 to run through;  to run past
 to chase;  to run after;  to pursue
 beating someone up by ganging up on them;  facing a barrage of criticism
 clear;  precise;  definite;  distinct
 grand;  heroic;  sublime;  fierce
 every person;  every mouth;  every entrance
 to connect;  to join;  to join or tie or knot together
 present;  gift;  to give a present or gift
 (are you) alright?;  (are you) OK?
 in a lively way;  vividly;  freshly;  animatedly;  actively;  energetically
 shout of abuse;  jeers;  boos
 vocabulary;  lexicon;  lexis;  terminology
 anxiously;  impatiently;  worriedly;  fretting;  getting worked up
 to chase;  to run after;  to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.);  to drive out;  to get rid of;  to drive (e.g. a herd)
 dead end;  cul-de-sac;  blind alley;  end;  end of the road;  end point