cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
traveling (in basketball); travelling; traveling (from one place to another)
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
prevention; protection (against); precaution
wheel (esp. of a vehicle)
roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
raging waves; stormy seas; hardships; troubles; adversities
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
disjointed; frequently interrupted; in fits and starts
attention seeker; look-at-me
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
an inch ahead; the immediate future
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
future years; in (one's) later years
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
observatory; observation post
great power and high status; person with power and status
to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
blip bleep; in short repeated movements
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
development; cultivation; application; exploitation (of resources)
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
exploration party; expedition team
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
parting ways after a quarrel
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)