careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
final; eventual; ultimate
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
perfect; complete; flawless
if you think about it; come to think of it
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
every person; every mouth; every entrance
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to throw at; to turn; to raise
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
metal plate; metallic plate
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
many; numerous; various; large number of
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
long ago; a long time ago; already
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
story; tale; talk; discussion
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression