drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
guardian; protector; patron; parent
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
four-eyed; pattern of four squares
line; queue; procession; matrix
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
rare (or peculiar) animal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
shady; underhanded; questionable
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
schedule; program; programme; itinerary
pieces; scraps; disconnected
don't worry; no worries; never mind
unperturbed; undaunted; retaining composure; unyielding; not giving an inch
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to form a group; to form a bunch
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped