to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
three; three years of age
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
covering; protection; backing; relief
reaching; attaining; arrival
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
injured person; wounded person; casualty
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to be too numerous; to be too much
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
riskiness; (level of) danger
ingenious idea; excellent plan; bright idea
sincere; earnest; serious
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
explosive; blasting powder
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
goodness; excellence; virtue
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards