witnessing; observing; sighting
another thing; exception; special case
how many people; a number of people
some people; a few people; several people
to shake off; to throw off
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
one thing after another; out of the frying pan and into the fire
to shake one's head (in denial)
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to run around; to bustle about
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
mountain road; mountain trail
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon