in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger
rational; reasonable; logical
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
eye measurement; measure with eye
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
place; position; location; position; standing; status
base (of operations); site; location; center; foothold; stronghold
to avoid being seen; to be clandestine
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
carrying (an infant, etc.) horizontally in one's arms; cradling; holding under one's arm
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
breastwork; parapet; fortress; parapet; chest wall
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
small castle projecting from a larger castle; tower projecting from a larger castle
large number (of); many; majority
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
unevenness; bumpiness; roughness; imbalance; inequality; unevenness
invisibly; secretly; privately
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
end of life; death; breathing one's last