poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
(within a) territory; domains
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
barista; varistor; ballista; barrister
intercept; interception; counter-attack
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis