monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
simply; merely; only; solely
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
dry riverbed; river beach
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
carrier wave; carrier signal; carrier
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
relay station; translator station
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
(necessary) personnel; required person
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to brush gently; to stroke; to caress
removal; taking away; dismantling (a building, facilities, etc.); withdrawal (of troops)
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
to shake one's head (in denial)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer