(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
field; plain; prairie; moor
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
to have come; to be here; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
completely (beaten, defeated, etc.); thoroughly; utterly; black and blue; to a pulp
normal operation (of a train service, bus service, etc.); running normally; normal state of affairs; business as usual
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
robber; mugger; robbery; burglary
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front of a coat, kimono, etc.); collar area
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient in some way; lacking something
everybody; every last one of them; all
many; much; plenty; hardly
passage; path; route; one's way
agricultural community; farm village; rural
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
horizon (related to land)
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
button battery; watch battery; button cell
electric appliance store; electrician
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
towering; astonishingly high
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part