criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
many; a lot; much; multitude
also known as; also called
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
sun; saint; San (people); son
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
terrain; geographical features; topography
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
to blow through; to blow across
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right
detour; diversion; alternative route
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
right under; directly below
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation
propulsive power; driving force
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)