to have meaning; to be meaningful
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
difference in temperature; difference in degrees of enthusiasm (interest, commitment, etc.); difference in attitude
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hostile relations; hostile relationship
Schultz; Schulz; Schurtz; Schurz; Shults; Shultz
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
horizon (related to land)
wheat field; barley field; cornfield
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)
to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape; to make good one's escape
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
systematic; organized; organizational
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
to have a narrow escape from death
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer