to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
capture (of enemy weapons, supplies, etc.); seizure; plunder
course; route; path; process; means
cast; mold; mould; forming; shaping; fashioning
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
(historical) investigation
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
site; point on a map; spot
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
riskiness; (level of) danger
playability; game-like quality
importance; emphasis; stress
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
otherwise; or else; if not
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
incident; affair; happening; event
community door-to-door campaign; search operation; cleaning campaign carried out thoroughly over an area
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish