to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
place; situation; position; location
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
relaxed and enjoyable; spacious; vast; heavily trafficked; bustling
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
in the meanwhile; during the time
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
hidden room; secret chamber
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
that's too bad; too bad for you!
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
like this; this sort; this way
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
in the same way as; just like
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again