exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
man; male; masculine gender
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
small number; few; minority
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
suddenly; all of a sudden
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
omen; portent; sign; premonition; harbinger; precursor
promotion; raising of status
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process