scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
all right; very well; okay; I got it
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
to run around; to bustle about
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
large ball; giant ball (e.g. as pushed by competing teams in a school sports day)
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
contraction; shrinking; shrinkage; constriction; deflation
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
full particulars; all the details; the whole story; everything (about); from beginning to end
witnessing; observing; sighting
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life