to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to do someone in; to bump someone off
dependent on luck; matter of luck
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
point in common; common feature
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to stand aside; to step to the side; to move aside
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
very much; exceedingly; extremely
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to mistake (A for B); to misread
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt