stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
troublesome; annoying; complicated
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
7th day of the month; seven days
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
sundry; various; assorted
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
observation; survey; watching
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
gentle; mild; meek; tender
aspect; phase; condition; modality
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
nod; inclination of the head
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
long hair (usu. of a man)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of