expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
absentmindedly; vacantly; carelessly
secret; private; surreptitious
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
nice; likeable; desirable
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
people; citizens; subjects; folk
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
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.)
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
diligently; faithfully; without fail; without blundering
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
ridge on the side of a sword blade; ridged pattern
opposite side; opposition
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to flap strongly; to stir up fiercely
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty