land route; overland route; by land; overland
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
on the occasion of; at the time of
to underrate; to make light of
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
black spot; dark spot; sunspot
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
countermeasure; counter-measure
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
to surround; to crowd around
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to approach; to draw near
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
final; eventual; ultimate
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
question; inquiry; enquiry
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
sign of a ship (e.g. through fog, silhouette, etc.); outline of a ship
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly