activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to be lacking in options; to be too few
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
diversion; putting something to another use
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
enhanced gravity; high gravity
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
combination; union; binding; bond
without; unless; have to do
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
whole nation; whole land; whole country
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
national character; regional character
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst