acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
site; point on a map; spot
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
however; having said that; but
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
practice; practising; training; study
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
general; popular; common; typical
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
wood chip; splinter; thin shingles
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
knowing when to give up; good at letting things go; accepting failure with good grace; being a good loser
rational; reasonable; logical
about; concerning; related to; -ish
speech; expression; wording; language
to tower; to rise; to soar
probability; likelihood; chances
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
by your leave; with your permission
strong-willed; strong of heart
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
hoot hoot; tu-whit tu-whoo; oh!; I see; huh!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
after a long time; for the first time in a while