on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
lightly; easily; carelessly
manly; masculine; like a man
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to grow thickly; to be overgrown; to thrive; to grow in abundance
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
to surround; to crowd around
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to run out (e.g. of the room)
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
trouble; quarrel; dispute
other side; opposite side; other party
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky