wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
riding fast; driving a horse fast
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
somehow; for some reason or other
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
testimony; (verbal) evidence
mining; digging; working (a mine)
one large ...; a great ...
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
remarkably; noticeably; visibly; considerably; perceptibly; appreciably
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
activity; activity; (the) active
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
basis for decision; evidence for judging
(not) readily; (not) easily; (not) right away; (not) simply; (not) without difficulty
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
family structure; family composition; family makeup
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover