securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to kill; to beat to death
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
... years old; age (of) ...
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to lend an ear to; to listen to
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
direct control; direct supervision
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
calming down; quieting down
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
rest; break; recess; intermission
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard