neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
space; interval; space character; whitespace
in terms of; from the point of view of
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
great hurry; great haste; rush
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
endurance contest; test of endurance
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetence; ineffectiveness
competent; suitable; qualified
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform