small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
guess; speculation; supposition
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
natural calamity; disaster
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to be manageable; to be able to handle
to make an appearance; to show up
few decades; many decades; several decades
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
discernment; penetration; insight; intellectual acumen
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
unconfirmed; unidentified
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
temporary; provisional; interim
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)