to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
various countries; various regions; various provinces
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
young CEO; young company president
marginal village; depopulated village where most inhabitants are senior citizens
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
extremely dangerous; full of peril
really; truly; indeed; good grief
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
guidance; leadership; leading the way
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
danger; peril; hazard; risk
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to