ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
two (long cylindrical things)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
wooden hammer; wooden mallet
to show one's age (e.g. to start creaking at the joints); to wear out (e.g. machinery)
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier; leading; overseeing; leader
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to thrust down; to push off
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
referring a case to a public prosecutor
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
you could say; you might say; verging on the
symptoms; condition (of a patient)