to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
the opposite direction; the other way
southerly (wind); from the south
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to break the prohibition (law); to violate the ban
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
destruction; collapse; crumbling
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
one by one; one after another; successively
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)
beyond human understanding
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
body of a snake; serpentine
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
recovery; undoing; recall
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
all eyes; public attention