detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
without; but if; otherwise; or else
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
one revolution; one rotation
very interesting; of great interest
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
war; battle; match; game; competition
ability; performance; efficiency
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
very small; tiny; insignificant
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
speed; velocity; pace; velocity