clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
duty; function; office; mission; task
to do together; to share; to participate in
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
within; inside of; less than
to be settled; to be brought to an end
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person