middle of the night; dead of night
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to get angry; to lose one's temper
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
settlement; solution; resolution
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
good-natured; of good character
around the world; throughout the world
ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
clanging; empty; deserted
floating island (mass of floating aquatic plants); island that appears to be floating (due to the mirage effect)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)