to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
to have the privilege of doing
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
ratio; proportion; percentage
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
fast asleep; dead to the world
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to be too numerous; to be too much
basking in the sun; sunbathing
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
defense; defence; defensive preparations
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
sea of blood; pool of blood
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; campfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
school song; college song; school anthem
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person
schoolyard; school playground; school grounds; campus
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
order; directive; instructions; command
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
stupid brat; son of a bitch
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
sky; the heavens; God; the Lord; ascension (into heaven)