family; members of a family
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.)
one's home country; one's homeland
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
difficult to ...; hard to ...
guard; security (officer); guardsman
going around; patrol; round; tour
night watch; night guard; night shift
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
examination (exam) questions; questions for an examination
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
either way; in any case; one way or another
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
ground glass; frosted glass
other side; opposite side; other party
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)