check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
to distract one's attention
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
to divide in two; to divide in half; to apportion; to divide among; to portion out
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
reskilling; improving one's skills
armed forces; military; troops
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
shepherd's song; pastoral poem; pastoral song; pastoral
one eye; one of one's eyes
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to succeed; to bear fruit
flying column; detached force
general situation; general trend; general tendency; way things are moving; current (of the times); tide (e.g. of public opinion)
commander; commanding officer; CO
command; lead; generalship; leadership
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
in the future; another day; later
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
scattering (in all directions)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
not limited to; not just ...
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)