substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
viewing optimistically; thinking optimistically; taking an optimistic view; looking on the bright side
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
sign; indication; omen; symptom
place; position; location; position; standing; status
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
next; secondly; subsequently
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
next morning; following morning
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
door; gate; opening; title page
disorder; confusion; clutter; mess; muddle; disarray
several times; a few times
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
gushingly; copiously; profusely; in a steady stream
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology