historic ruins (remains, relics); archeological site
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
capacity; volume; capacitance
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
if you think about it; come to think of it
largehearted; frank; unaffected
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; being stranded; grounding; level dyeing
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
another attempt; another try; second attempt
show tent; circus tent; freak show
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cradle (of civilisation, civilization, etc.); birthplace