byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; way out (of trouble); excuse
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that's true; of course; obviously
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
town; city; municipal; urban
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to play a leading role; to play a central part
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
boundary; (nuclear) criticality; critical (mass, pressure, temperature, state, point, etc.)
purging (data); purge (esp. of public officials)
course; route; path; process; stages
each; (arch.) you (plural)
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
bombarding; shelling; bombardment
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
imprudence; oversight; omission; mistake
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
surroundings; environs; circumference
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
ten; 10; ten years of age
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)