heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
will not do; do not; does not
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
particularly; only; in the case of
material; substance; matter
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
this (very thing); this precisely
to cease; to stop; to be over
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
way; method; means; resource; course
to have an idea; to have a clue
to indicate; to show; to point to
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
naivete; simplicity; innocence
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
silence; stillness; quietness
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out