to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to hide; to lie motionless in hiding
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
light pink; light crimson
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
like this; in this way; as you see
right in the middle (of); midst; height
how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)
risky; dangerous; insecure
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
refinement; narrowing-down
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
head; lead; vanguard; first
platoon commander; section commander