smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
instant; moment; for an instant
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
complete; whole; perfect; safe
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
interior; inside; internal
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
surroundings; environs; circumference
large number (of); many; majority
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
to hide; to conceal; to lower volume (of a sound or one's voice) so as not to be heard; to become quiet and inconspicuous
terrain; geographical features; topography
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
for example; for instance; e.g.
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)