to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
transactions; dealings; business
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to have a talk; to tell a story
having vague fears; feeling alarmed; feeling gloomy (about the future); feeling apprehension
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
secret meeting; secret conference
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
interception (email); wiretap; bug
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to spend time (on doing something)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to whine; to make feeble complaints
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
peril; danger; hazard; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand