before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
several people; a few people
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
to discuss; to talk together
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
head; chief; leader; the greatest (of all the ...)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
firm; strong; solid; stable
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to say; to be called; to do
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric
build; physique; frame; constitution
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
metallic quality; metallicity
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
to cut (cloth, paper, etc.); to cut off; to sever (ties); to break off (relations); to cut off (a supply route, enemy's retreat, etc.); to block
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt