subdivision; segmentation; fractionalization; fragmentation
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
village headman; village mayor
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
excursion; field trip; school trip
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
interception (email); wiretap; bug
main question; real issue at hand
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
secret information; intelligence
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
eccentric; crank; oddball
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting