to come and go; to go back and forth
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
witnessing; observing; sighting
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
ringlets (hairstyle); ringlet curls; sausage curls
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
slanted eyes; upturned eyes; eyes that are turned up at the outer corners
to play a central role; to take a leading part
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
entering a faith; joining a religion
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
to go past; to pass; to pass by
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to revere; to respect; to worship
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
permutation; lining up in order; linear arrangement
highest; uppermost; topmost; oldest; eldest
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
approval; acceptance; toleration
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen