to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
speculation; thinking; meditation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
information; news; report; reward; retribution
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
to punish (e.g. a child, etc.)
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
to some extent; to a certain extent
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
human-wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to say no more; to sink into silence
having said that; on the other hand
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that