discovery; detection; finding
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
who cares?; I don't give a damn; what does it matter?
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
semi-automatic (transmission, firearm, etc.)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
arrangement; pact; agreement
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to fire into; to shoot into
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
archer; bowman; shooter; gunner
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
such; this sort of; like this