ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
not yet known; unknown; strange
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
route; way; course; directions
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
conduct; behavior; behaviour
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
manner of using one's hands
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
head; lead; vanguard; first
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
to stiffen; to become stiff
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to shout (in anger); to yell
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)