fort; stronghold; fortification
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
profitable plan; good plan
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
very likely; very probable
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to collapse into; to flop onto
mental; spiritual; emotional
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to run through; to run past
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
to be still half asleep; to be half awake; to be not yet quite awake
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
remote control; remote operation
extensive; vast range; wide scope
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak