selling off; disposal by sale; sale
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
to understand; to make out
to harm; to cause harm to
duty; obligation; responsibility
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
very likely; very probable
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
mutant strain; mutated variant; mutant species
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
to win and advance to the next round
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
eagerly; earnestly; ardently
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
to begin to walk; to set out
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
brown; light brown; tawny
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees