to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
applicant; candidate; volunteer
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
rather than; more ... than ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
probability; likelihood; chances
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
no matter what; whatever happens; under any circumstances; never
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
(appropriate for) one's age
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
that is to say; so that means
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
sign; mark; marker; marker
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm