unexpected meeting; coincidence
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(physically) pushing and pulling; back-and-forth (in a negotiation, contest, etc.); push-pull (manual zoom or focus mechanism on a lens); weighing whether to attack or defend (with one's hand); haggling (over price); bargaining
to blow through; to blow across
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to intervene; to stop (something)
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
audience; attendance; hearers
blood relationship; blood relative
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
real intention; true motive; true meaning
selection; choice; screening
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
mentally strong; strong-willed
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
investigation; inquiry; research; study; consideration; deliberation
circuit; cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle); cycle; loop
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
casting; cast-metal object
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
helping hand; help; support; aid
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder