extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
while; during (the time when)
destructive blast; blowing up; explosion
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
opposite; reverse; contrary
stairs; stairway; staircase
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
control; check; restraint; inhibition
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
translation; deciphering; decoding; translation
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land