delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
striking on the side; side blow; slanting (rain, snow, etc.); driving
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
surface of the earth; ground surface
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
break in time; interruption; pause
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
neat and clean; tidy; trim
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
atmospheric pressure; air pressure; atmosphere (unit of pressure)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
foreign matter; impurities
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
roots; origin; one's roots; ancestry
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
to have one's hair stand on end
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
strict; stern; rigorous; severe
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
weight (for scales); counterweight
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
to insert; to put between; to tuck (into)