to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
various countries; various regions; various provinces
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
all living things; all God's creatures, great and small
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
to cry and shout; to scream
nausea; sickness in the stomach
worst; poor and boring; uncool
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
point of departure; initial point; starting point
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
searching; rummaging; (arch.) fishing; (arch.) collecting shells
unique; peculiar; singular
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person
wise person; virtuous person; sage; unrefined sake
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
waxing and waning (of the Moon)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
eruption; volcanic eruption
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder