very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
escape route; evacuation route
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve
education; training; discipline
to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
(one) could even say that
to strike (each other); to come to blows; to fight (each other); to speak (to each other)
briskly; quickly; promptly
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
terminus; last stop (e.g. train)
clay-like; clayey; argillaceous
to bury; to embed; to implant
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
real thing; original; actual
making things out of dirt (for fun)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy