small; fine; detailed; stingy
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
guidance; leadership; leading the way
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
traitor (to one's country)
censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
to try all possible means
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
wounded person; injured person
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid