witnessing; observing; sighting
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
family structure; family composition; family makeup
intelligence operative; spy
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
scale; scope; plan; structure
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
bare legs; bare feet; stockingless legs
tempting thing; (too much of a) temptation; something that shouldn't be seen; thing damaging to the eyes
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
support; backing; patronage
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested
it's no joke; gimme a break!
separation; farewell; parting
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex