to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to burrow through; to dig through
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
even if; even though; however; no matter how
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
reaching; attaining; arrival
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
to roar; to reverberate; to be well-known; to be famous; to palpitate; to throb
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
(earthenware) mortar (for grinding)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
capacity; volume; capacitance
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
interval; break; pause; spare moment
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
high; noble; refined; advanced