one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
to intervene; to stop (something)
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to do together; to share; to participate in
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
distributing; dealing out; apportionment
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to change (e.g. a bill); to transfer (e.g. money); to switch over; to move over
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to mix; to stir; to blend
in that way; like that; that way
stalker; (mechanical) stoker
results; record; grades; marks
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about