right in the center (centre)
site; point on a map; spot
sudden brake; coming to a sudden stop
enormous; gargantuan; immense; ridiculously large
piece; fragment; one (object)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to give an impression; to make an impression
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
(squad of) police; police force
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to pass (of time); to elapse
older brother; elder brother
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
retreating figure; appearance from behind
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert