fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
place; placing (a ball when taking relief); European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice
evaporation; disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a trace
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
training; drill; practice; discipline
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be dead; to be lifeless
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
discovery; detection; finding
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
invisibly; secretly; privately
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
very likely; very probable
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
antiquity; the previous era
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous