shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
half the body; half length
muddy water; red-light district
massing (of troops); gathering
small number; few; minority
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to encamp; to take up positions
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
one way or the other; either way
going down; fall; knocking down (in boxing); flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
improvement (to a piece of writing or painting); revision; correction; touching up
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
contradiction; inconsistency
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to open some distance (e.g. with other people)
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder