development; exploitation
early (days); initial stage; initial
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
many; much; plenty; hardly
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to approach; to draw near
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to be bony; to be angular
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to settle (in a place); to settle down
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
triangle; triangular shape
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card