bright; intelligent; clever; smart
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
care; precaution; guarding; caution
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to take command; to give direction
surrounding at a distance
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
like this; this sort; this way
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
commander; commanding officer; CO
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
boathouse; ship's hold; hatch
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; helpless; powerless
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to hit hard; to strike hard
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)