to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
final game; final games; the finals
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to escape death; to be saved from death
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
offender; criminal; culprit
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to lie deep in; to extend far back
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
proxy; ringer; substitute; second serving of noodles (to add to previously purchased ramen)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
a little; a bit; slightly
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
black fly (any insect of family Simuliidae); gnat
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders)