right in the middle (of); midst; height
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to happen to have on hand or in stock
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
decrease; reduction; decline
to continue (going along some trend)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
chair; stool; post; office; position
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
speaking voice; talking voice
to cease; to stop; to be over
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
other side; opposite side; other party
mountain range; mountain belt
national border; provincial border
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
in case of; at that time; at this time
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
to disperse; to take a castle
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
to shake; to sway; to waver
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
rule; reign; peaceful times
perfect; complete; flawless