isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
briskly; quickly; promptly
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
third day of the month; three days
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
very much; very many; more and more
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
guess; conjecture; surmise
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
power; authority; jurisdiction
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
for the first time in one's life
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
speech and conduct; words and deeds
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
independent action; acting alone