trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to go crazy (esp. of a situation or thing); to get out of hand; to end up in an extreme state
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
dealing with; coping with
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
opinion; point of view; visual point
battlefield; battleground
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
reason; cause; circumstances
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
position; location; base; point; site
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement