to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to grow taller (of people)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
marital relationship; marital relations
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
technique; art; skill; move
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
self-righteousness; self-justified
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
difference; variation; difference
collaboration; joint work
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
long-awaited; much-awaited
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
treating someone like a child
with a (sharp) creak; with a squeak; with a screech
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
sick person; patient; invalid
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
wounded person; injured person
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
according to plan; as planned
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)