gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
dozens; scores of; decades
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat
quick work; (clever) feat
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
principal occupation; core business
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
addict; junkie; substance abuser
personal; individual; private
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
group behind a crime; criminal group
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
source of information; intelligence source; message source
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
way of calling (something or someone)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
dispute; contention; conflict; controversy
separation; living separately; living apart
to run around (wildly); to rush about all over the place; to make every effort (to do); to do everything one can
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
different thing; another question; different case