(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
one's daily milieu; neighbourhood; neighborhood; zone of life; sphere of life
bus on a regular route; fixed-route bus; transit bus
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
looking directly at; looking straight at; looking squarely at (e.g. a problem); facing (e.g. the truth); normal vision; emmetropia
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
you could say that; that might be so
best (highest) record; new record
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
companion; partner; spouse
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to be embarrassed; to lose face
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
comeback; recovery; restoration; rally
at least; at most; (even) just
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
medicine; drug; chemical agent (e.g. pesticide, bleach, lubricant); chemical
literally; self-explanatorily
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme