occurrence; happening; incident; event
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
something; some kind of; for some reason
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
useless resistance; vain struggle
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
intuition; instinct; hunch
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
intensification; aggravation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
muddy place; mud; mire; sludge; slush; quagmire
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
hastily constructed; hastily built; made in a hurry; jerry-built; makeshift
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
3rd day of the month; three days
(police) lineup; identification parade; choice of faces
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)