minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to have an eye on; to zero in on
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
passing through without stopping; passing by
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to call together; to convene
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
succeeding; following; trailing; next
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
tag (children's game); tig
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
organizational capability; organisational capability
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
came; went; was (somewhere); here it comes!; there it goes!; as expected!
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to rebuild; to reconstruct
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
counter for books; volume
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
national polity; National Athletic Meet