gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to fire into; to shoot into
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
these guys; these fellows
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
feeling elated; being excited; high spirits
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
to fall (on); to rain down; to shower down; to befall; to happen (to)
to summon courage; to be brave
to fight against; to oppose; to face
that's the way it is; such is life
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
mundane; routine; everyday; unremarkable; common; day-to-day