familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to make one's rounds; to patrol
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
vertical axis; vertical line; vertical shaft; spindle; connection between past and present
abscissa; horizontal axis; horizontal scroll
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
one-to-one correspondence
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
Bayesian inference; Bayesian estimation
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to become pale; to turn pale
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer