development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
preparations; preliminary arrangements; spade work; mise en place; groundwork
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part