there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
bribe; money under the table
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter
covered in mud; mud-caked
rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling
station; office; guardroom
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
delicious; skillful; skilled; expert
all over; filled in; complete; total; clichéd; hackneyed; plaintext
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
very much; exceedingly; extremely
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to give up smoking; to stop smoking
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
slowly and quietly; stealthily
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
at least; at most; (even) just
being independent; becoming independent; standing on one's own feet (without the use of crutches, etc.)
stingy; cheap; very frugal
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable