nod; inclination of the head
active people; doers; people who get things done
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
first-rate; finest quality; the best
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
existence; possession; having; limited company
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
steep peak; steep ridge; high rugged mountain
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
general mobilization; general mobilisation
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
stairs; stairway; staircase
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
light; easy; non-serious; minor
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to lay out a futon; to make a bed