the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
grasp; catch; understanding
the whole day; all the day
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
national border; provincial border
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
don't you think?; indicates question
going through; going via; going by way of
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
preference; priority; precedence
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
benjamin fig (Ficus benjamina); weeping fig; ficus
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration