rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
difficult to ...; hard to ...
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
selection; choice; picking out
main force; chief object; mainline
to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
decision; determination; resolution
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
not limited to; not just ...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
foster father; adoptive father
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to become settled; to be fixed
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child