to sit in a row; to be arrayed
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
such; like that; in that way
thereupon; shortly thereafter
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
secret; private; surreptitious
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
in the meanwhile; during the time
sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
urgency; exigency; emergency
news; word; tidings; omen
to say; to be called; to do
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
national border; provincial border
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to become settled; to be fixed
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience