noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
way of talking; speaking style
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
munching; devouring; gobbling up; (arch.) shaggy; (arch.) disheveled; (arch.) unkempt
escort (e.g. under guard); convoy
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
to burst open; to pop; to split
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
war; fighting; fierce competition
to be careful; to take the utmost care
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
safe; strongbox; cashbox; depository; cash office; treasury
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet