how admirably; how wonderfully; how skillfully
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
military forces; hosts; troops
abandoned mine; disused mine
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to hit the bull's-eye; to go as expected
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
incoming telephone call; telegram received
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be found; to be discovered
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
to say no more; to sink into silence
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
land route; overland route; by land; overland
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
going into battle; departure for the front