backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
item; something that one "just has to have"
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
force (bulldoze) one's way through
drama; play; powerful drug
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
furnishings; implements; equipment
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
considerably; greatly; a lot
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling