to look around; to survey
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
ruins of a fire; fire-devastated area
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
organization; organisation; forming
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
continuation; succession; series
document; official papers
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
major war; great war; world war
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink up; to drain (cup)
(together) with; -wide; including
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
gain; profit; benefit; amplification