intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to be prominently ...; to be persistently ...
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
space; interval; space character; whitespace
whereabout; about where; how much
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to leave of one's own accord
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to lure someone; to entice someone
successively; one after another
massing (of troops); gathering
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to pick up; to find; to gather