called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
start of work; commencement; opening
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
long ago; already; a long time ago
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
side effect; adverse reaction
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
crime syndicate; criminal syndicate
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
way (of doing); manner; method; means
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
comfort; consolation; diversion
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with