department store; department
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
molester; groper; masher; pervert
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
promenade; walk; path; trail; esplanade; mall
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
double speed (data transfer, video playback, etc.); 2X speed; -times speed; ...X speed
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
to twist hard (e.g. arm, screw)
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to slide into; to slip into
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
folding knife; clasp-knife; penknife
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to thrust before; to thrust at
training; drill; practice; discipline
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper