to claim victims; to leave casualties
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
district; section; sector
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up
certain; definite; clear; credible
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to say (something) over one's shoulder
breaking off; snapping off
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
space; interval; space character; whitespace
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in order; sequential; seriatim
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
public transportation; public transport
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to need; to call for; to require
place; room; margin; scope
nature; property; disposition
to differ; to vary; to disagree