fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
it's been a long time; long time no see
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to have one's hair stand on end
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
hard to get; hard to come by
narrow; small; confined; narrow-minded; intolerant
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to be perturbed; to be agitated
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
protective wall; defensive wall; barrier; bulwark
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
freely; right and left; as one pleases
disturbance; confusion; perturbation; commotion; turbulence
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
honour; honor; glory; privilege
to move around; to move about; to get around
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)