on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
tight turn; adaptability; flexibility; maneuverability
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to move around; to move about; to get around
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
town; city; municipal; urban
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
everywhere; all over; throughout
to unfold; to unroll; to open
defense; defence; protection
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy; BSE
material; substance; matter
spatial structure; structural arrangement
unusual occurrence; variation; mutation
special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
unique; peculiar; singular
one day; (on) a certain day
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
possible; potential; practicable; feasible