crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
private citizen; civilian
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
vigilance committee; vigilante corps
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
street; quarter; district; area
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
rejection; dismissal; turning down; abandoning; renunciation
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
apparent; obvious; very clear
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
priority; order of precedence
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
locational advantage; advantageous position
evident; plain; distinct; clear
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
overlooking; turning a blind eye
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
by all means; by all costs
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
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy