in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
salty sea breeze; salt wind
heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
effect; result; worth; use; avail
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to rush out from one's mouth (words, phrases, etc.)
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving (license)
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
these guys; these fellows
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly