valley; ravine; cleavage (of breasts); part or place that has been left behind; blind spot
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
quick-witted; quick to understand
modesty; humility; being humble
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
single word; a few words; brief comment
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
to jar; to creak; to grate
metallic sound; metallic clank
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
right beside; close to; nearby
that; the matter in question
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
opening and shutting; opening and closing
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; masculine gender
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
(electric) torch; flashlight
footprints; record of page visitors (e.g. in social networking sites)
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny; brightly; clearly