to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
difficult to ...; hard to ...
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
from outside; from the side
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
eccentric; crank; oddball
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
unidentifiable; unidentified
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
(temporary) closure of school
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
reopening; resumption; restarting
terrorist organization; terrorist organisation
members; member; constituent
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
this and that; one thing or another
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
the big two...; two major...; two main...
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
(enter into, be in) a state of war
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
intelligence gathering; information gathering