close to the wall; alongside the wall
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
discovery; detection; finding
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
permission; approval; authorization; license
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
please (give me); please (do for me)
private letter; personal letter; private message; secret correspondence; confidential report
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
timidity; cowardice; prudence; pedantry
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to squint (one eye); to narrow
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to shed light; to cast light
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
threatening letter; intimidating letter
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light