a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
matter of time; question of time
vanguard; advance-guard point; advance detachment; vanguard; pioneer; avant-garde
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
to be sacrificed; to fall victim to; to fall prey to
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
abandoned building; derelict building
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
blow; hit (on the body); beating
(medical) doctor; physician
underworld; underside of society
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
clinic; medical office; infirmary
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
men and women of all ages
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
floor above; floor upstairs
to jump from one thing to another
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
place of execution; execution site
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
creeping; crawling; sneaking
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
to run around; to bustle about
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to finger; to touch; to play with; to grope; to feel around (in one's pocket, bag, etc.)