to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
making (a report, plan, contract, etc.); drawing up; writing out; preparing; creating (a file, website, account, etc.)
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
battlefield; battleground
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
elliptical shape; oval shape
together with; same; both; all; including ...
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
occurrence; happening; incident; event
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
reaching; attaining; arrival
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier