dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
detour; circumvention; turning movement
to overdo; to do too much
paints; painting material
to shade an account; to add something extra
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
river surface; surface of a river
to be choppy (of waves); to be rough; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to beat fast (of a heart); to be in turmoil; to be in discord
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
comfort; consolation; diversion
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
up in a tree; in the trees
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to keep watch; to stand guard
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
pitch dark; total darkness