to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
animal; beastly; carnal; sensual; brute
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
dead end; blind alley; no through road (i.e. on signage); end; end of the road; end point
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
such; this sort of; like this
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
in this manner; in this way; like this
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
tingling; stinging; pungently
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
hostility; animosity; enmity
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on