to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
the preceding year; the previous year; last year
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
research team; investigative team; survey team; reconnaissance team; investigative commission; fact-finding party
abstention; nonparticipation
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to mix; to stir; to blend
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
polar regions; the pole; farthest land; ends of the earth
aggression; invasion; raid
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory