attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing
to change the position of
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
(not) even once; (not) ever
sphere; circle; range; category
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
turmoil; chaos; confusion
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
consecutive; continuous; successive
bend; curvature; deflection
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
complete; whole; perfect; safe
sense of caution; wariness
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
considerably; greatly; a lot