knowing; (an) acquaintance
extensive knowledge; erudition
woman; female; feminine gender
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to press a question; to cross-examine
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
treasure chest; strongbox
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
three sides; small offering stand
to encamp; to take up positions
two persons; two people; pair; couple
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
to be conspicuous; to stand out