nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
to feign ignorance; to play dumb
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
fast (talking); rapid; quick-tongued
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
nothing but; except; no more than
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
all; entire; whole; altogether
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less