vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
to affect; to impact; to influence
main cause; primary factor
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
to look around; to survey
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
choices; alternatives; options
thickly (filled with smoke or steam)
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
moo (sound of a cow); moo-cow; moo-moo
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
power; might; authority; influence
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects