circuitous; roundabout; indirect
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
seductive smile; erotic humor
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hindrance; obstacle; impediment; annoyance (to others); offence; harm
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
spy; secret agent; spying
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
habit of putting things off; truancy habit
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
division; section; classification; sorting; division
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
power; authority; jurisdiction
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
(in the same way) as before; as always
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)