trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
template; run of the mill; formulaic
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to take off one's glasses
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
still; as yet; as it has been
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to make a speech; to address
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
to be silent; to say nothing
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
check (against); collation (with); comparison; verification
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
genuine article; real thing; real deal
probability; likelihood; chances
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage