friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
defense; defence; protection
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
ground; earth's surface; land; lot; plot
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
comma; decimal point; radix point
a few seconds; several seconds
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to take someone's life; to kill someone
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless