branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
mountain range; mountain belt
being dotted with; being scattered
group; bunch; crowd; group
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
period of time; time slot; time zone
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
casualties; the killed and wounded
diversionary tactics (maneuvering); disguise; hide by camouflage
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to the best of my ability, poor though it be
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
touché; you've got me there
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
climbing rope (for mountaineering)
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)