line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
function; facility; faculty; feature
long distance; long range; long distance relationship
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
near; nearby; not far off
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
well-versed (in); profoundly knowledgeable (about); high in the attainment (of)
leaving a matter to chance
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
being very good at; strongest point
not worth mentioning; nothing special; nothing in particular; no notable ...
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity; one's monopoly
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
field; field; meadow; field (of interest, study, etc.); field; field (in a form, web page, etc.)
rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to bend many times; to turn and twist; to zigzag
direct unforked road; straight path