featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
hey there; I say; see here
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
cats and dogs (as an example of a bad relationship); (lit.) dogs and monkeys
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
random-access memory; RAM
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to say nasty things (about); to use abusive language
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to increase; to add to; to augment
charming; fascinating; attractive
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
feudal era; feudal times; feudal period; feudal age; age of feudalism
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
Age of Discovery; Age of Exploration
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
covered with; stained; smeared