ditch; drain; gutter; trench
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
relation; connection; relevance
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to become verminous; to be infested with insects; to begin to keep bad company; to have an (unfavorable, unfavourable) lover
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
cooperation; collaboration
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
to need; to demand; to take; to require
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely