or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
school building; schoolhouse
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to be found; to be discovered
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to hide; to conceal oneself
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
surroundings; environs; circumference
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
perception; sensing; noticing
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
they; those guys; those fellows
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
whispering into a person's ear
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
opposite side; opposition
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far