stealthily; secretly; in secret
these guys; these fellows
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
runaway child; youngster who has run away from home
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
to attack; to assault; to assail
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
preference; priority; precedence
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
becoming red hot; red heat; scorching heat; running high (of emotions); burning (with passion, enthusiasm, etc.)
welcome!; nice to see you!
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
end; tip; extremities; terminal
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to be detained; to take time
thereupon; shortly thereafter
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once