worm; worm; worm (lure); soft plastic lure
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
slitheringly; wriggling, slipping and sliding
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
one by one; one after another; successively
to beat; to batter; to pummel
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
supervised; under surveillance
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to stop walking; to pause
to stand up straight; to stick up (e.g. of hair); to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand (doing nothing); to stand around
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant