in the meanwhile; during the time
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to talk; to chatter; to tell (e.g. secrets)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
salty sea breeze; salt wind
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
marriage; marriage tie; love knot
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
the ocean; the great deep
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
white background; blank; female virgin
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
four corners; four ordinal directions
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
even if not; even without
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
hardware store; DIY store; home improvement retailer
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer
to suppress one's emotions