form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to resolve; to make up one's mind; to decide
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
friend; companion; acquaintance; friendship; companionship
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
entrance; admission; entering
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
opposite; reverse; contrary
scale; scope; plan; structure
book; volume; this; present; main; head
street; quarter; district; area
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
odds and ends; all; every
street stall; stand; booth
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to run a shop; to have a shop
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about