school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
to bury; to embed; to implant
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
operation; functioning; running
complete darkness; total darkness; pitch darkness
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
one by one; one after another; successively
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
not yet known; unknown; strange
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to push aside; to push one's way through
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
invisibly; secretly; privately
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
two legs; two feet; two pairs
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle