nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
annihilation; extermination; (total) destruction; wiping out
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
in the meanwhile; during the time
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
directly opposite; right in front
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
other side; opposite side; other party
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)