fish-liver oil (cod, shark, etc.)
deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths
height (measured at the withers)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
individual; private person; personal; natural person
several times; a few times
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
sabre-toothed tiger (prehistoric feline, esp. the species Smilodon fatalis); saber-toothed tiger
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
will not do; do not; does not
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to throw at; to turn; to raise
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
furnishings; implements; equipment
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
real thing; original; actual
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
living; being alive; freshness; liveliness; situation in which a group of stones cannot be captured because it contains two or more gaps; stet (proofreading)
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
unexpectedly; surprisingly
(reciprocal) communication; (coming to a) mutual understanding
(a person's) appearance; looks
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration