border patrol; border guard; border guards
direct control; direct supervision
order of chivalry; chivalric order
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
each; (arch.) you (plural)
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
intelligence network; information network
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
border (between countries); national border
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to detain; to take into custody
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
killing and wounding; bloodshed
permission; approval; authorization; license
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
arrest; apprehension; capture
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
firm; strong; solid; stable
immediately; right away; on the spot
information; news; report; reward; retribution
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
this point; now; this late in the game
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
witnessing; observing; sighting
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
consists of; comprises; is made up of
surroundings; environs; circumference
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
having two horses draw (e.g. a carriage); two-horse-drawn carriage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve