arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
head; lead; vanguard; first
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to attempt; to test; to try out
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
prospects of victory; chances of success
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
having nothing except one's body; having empty pockets; being penniless
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
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
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
dozens; scores of; decades
to surround; to crowd around
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
one by one; one at a time; in turn
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher