going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to awake from one's sleep
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
megalithic civilization; megalithic culture
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
fresco; mural; wall painting
archeologist; archaeologist
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
just a handful; only a small number (of)
epidemic; plague; pestilence
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
wild grasses; field grass; wildflowers
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)
draw; tie; quits; even; square
temple (building); temple (on side of head); temple (on a pair of glasses); arm
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
section; cross section; profile
groundwater; underground water
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
underground lake; subterranean lake