wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to jump up and down; to hop
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to win and advance to the next round
to anticipate; to foresee
condition; state (of health); appearance
riskiness; (level of) danger
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
looking depressed; long face
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
association; society; organization; organisation
loud shout; excited cheering
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
at that time; in those days
skill; dexterity; master hand
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
sword skills; swordsmanship
to have one's hair stand on end
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
lately; recently; nowadays
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)