insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
a few years ago; some years back
slope; slanting surface; bevel
to provide; to arrange; to install
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
a glance; a look; a glimpse
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
otherwise; or else; if not
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr