massing (of troops); gathering
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
round (table, collar, etc.); round; round; round (of a competition); round (of talks, esp. multilateral trade negotiations)
such ... as; or some such
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
blow; shock; strike; batting
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be filled with grief; to be overcome with sorrow
stealthily; secretly; in secret
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
all parts; various parts; every department
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
disassembly; dismantling; decomposition; resolution; factorization
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
shoulder pad; shoulder reinforcement; epaulet; cloak worn in bed
diversion (e.g. of funds); appropriation; misappropriation; making use of (for another purpose); reuse; repurpose
chilly; unpleasantly cold