(animal) collar; necklace; choker
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
product; produce; result; fruit
course; route; path; process; stages
perception; sensing; noticing
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
navigation; (car) navigation system; navigator
familiarity with the land; (having) knowledge about a place
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
smooth (i.e. without problems)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to be erected; to be built
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
on paper; in the newspapers; in a letter
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
case worker; case officer
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
to rearrange; to reorder; to move around; to sort; to collate
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
(you're) dirty!; (you have) cooties!
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism