making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
leader; chief; head; (another person's) head
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
earpick; ear cleaning (with an earpick)
tickling; restlessly; hurriedly; kitchy-koo; goochie-goo
with a clink (click, clack)
to make one's rounds; to patrol
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
clicking; clopping; clacking
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
be on your guard; negligence is the enemy
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
visual confirmation; sighting
to get high; to become inebriated
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
freedom; free; open; unrestricted
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
(barbed) wire entanglements
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)