circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
still (continuing); as ever; further
cruise; navigation; sailing
same family (race, tribe)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
rather; sooner; preferably
opening and shutting; opening and closing
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to do together; to share; to participate in
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)
evening; early night hours
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
for dear life; barely escaping alive
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
conviction; belief; confidence
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price