order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lottery; lot; raffle; draw
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to call each other; to call out to one another
old friend; familiar face
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to follow another's example
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
killing three birds with one stone
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat