witnessing; observing; sighting
several people; a few people
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
continuance; survival; persistence; retention; duration
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
not only ... but (also); as well as ...
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
authority; power; influence; (an) authority (on); expert
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
shades of evening; dead of night
drop (e.g. of water); drip
silence; stillness; quietness