to pick up; to find; to gather
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to resound; to make a stir
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
practice; practising; experience
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
match; game; bout; contest
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(computer) monitor; consumer who comments on products, television programs, etc. (programmes); program or utility that monitors a program or activity
to be powered on; to be turned on
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
notice; attention; observation
starting point; starting line
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
base (military, expedition, etc.)
mail service; postal service
study; research; investigation