skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
assertion; declaration; affirmation
if you think about it; come to think of it
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
great difference; major mistake
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
moving about; stirring about
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
loophole; crenel; crenelle; arrow-slit
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
probability; likelihood; chances
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to be helpful; to be useful
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
interruption; suspension; break
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved