an issue being settled; a case being closed
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde; forward (player)
useless; worthless; half-man (esp. upper body); (arch.) half day (e.g. when working)
rearguard; rear guard; back (player)
to make up a shortfall; to cover a shortage; to compensate for a shortage; to fill a gap
generous; broad-minded; big-hearted
utility; (actual) profit; actual benefit; material gain
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
greeting; a fine thing to say
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
unexplored region; secluded region; place off the beaten track
not yet known; unknown; strange
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
to threaten; to terrify; to frighten
to cower in fear; to be scared; to be nervous
bold; daring; unflappable
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
don't worry; no worries; never mind
(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)
group funeral; mass funeral; single funeral service held for several people
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
construction at top speed
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
getting rich quick; making a killing; making a fortune at a single stroke
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
observation; survey; watching
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
one's husband; one's wife
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
panties thief; knickers bandit
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to gather; to (pick up and) collect; to glean (information)
systematic; regular; routine