to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
almost; roughly; approximately
(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to launch a surprise attack
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
commander; commanding officer; CO
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
eerie; hair-raising; exaggerated; ostentatious
individual; private person; personal; private
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in turns; alternately; in order
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
not a little; not a few; considerable
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
(some) more; even more; longer; further
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish