allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
to take measures (against); to take steps
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
strategy meeting; council of war
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
interior; inside; internal
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
sewer; sewer system; sewerage; drain
river; stream; River; the ... river
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
outside of; not covered by
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
near; close; beside; third person
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
number of persons; personnel
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
long ago; already; a long time ago
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
devious; cunning; sly; crafty