heaven and earth; top and bottom
household economy; family finances
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple
polish; grinding; sharpening
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to revere; to respect; to worship
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
enjoyment (of freedom, beauty, etc.); reception (of a right, privilege, rank, etc.); having
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
large; big; grown (man, etc.); great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
power map; power structure; power relationships
first time; first; initial
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
birds and wild animals; wildlife
close thicket; dense forest; jungle; Amazon (online retailer)
taken by mouth; passed into the body via the mouth; oral
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
affected part; diseased part; wound
medical treatment; medical care
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
security; stability; safety; peace
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
the future; future prospects
watering hole; watering place
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
large amount of baggage; bulky baggage; cargo
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
growing thickly; growing densely
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down