witnessing; observing; sighting
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
smuggling; contraband trade
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
working one's way up; self-made person; veteran
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
courteous; decorous; polite
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
acquaintance; friend; (arch.) lover
killing two birds with one stone
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
lightly; easily; carelessly
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to be detained; to take time
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
to jar; to creak; to grate
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
favorite; favourite; habitually used
completely; entirely; absolutely; not at all; not in the least
to move forward; to move on
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...