grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
allegiance; obedience; submission
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
stationing (troops); occupancy
skill; dexterity; master hand
to lure someone; to entice someone
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
touché; you've got me there
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
influence; clout; leverage
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
servant; manservant; menial
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart