it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
distance in a straight line
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
restoration of public order
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
to spend time (on doing something)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
not covered (by); not subject (to)
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
training (animals); breaking (animals)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; foothills
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style