to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
staying in the air; remaining airborne
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to thrust down; to push off
simmer; bubble out; flow out
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
classified information; top secret
wave-dissipating concrete block; tetrapod
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)