adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
pre-war days; before the war
center; centre; metropolis
factory; plant; mill; workshop
group; bunch; crowd; group
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
field overseer; site foreman
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
workshop; studio; atelier
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to cross the ocean (i.e. to go to or come from overseas)
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
to run through; to run past
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to stay up all night; to sit up all night; to do something all night
one by one; one after another; successively
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion