sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
small; fine; detailed; stingy
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
innumerable; countless; numberless
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
passing through (of a tunnel, bullet, etc.); going (right) through; penetrating; (arch.) being well versed (in)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
killing with a bomb; killing in a bombing
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
the question remains; it comes into question
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
drug trafficking; dealing in illegal drugs
many; numerous; various; large number of
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread