remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
difficult to ...; hard to ...
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to accept; to receive; to agree
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
family; members of a family
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
in search of; in order to look for
moment; brief space of time
to be worried; to be troubled
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be helpful; to be useful
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
injured person; wounded person; casualty
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
forcibly; against one's will
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
war; battle; match; game; competition
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
(how) many times; (how) often
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
preservation; retainment; keeping
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)