friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to bring up under one's personal care
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
continuation; succession; series
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
several people; a few people
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
site; point on a map; spot
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
second (unit of time); arc second
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
relatively; comparatively
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
(arch.) all together in a line; (arch.) all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; overdressed for the occasion
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to shake; to sway; to waver