to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
at the window; by the window; next to the window
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
at once; immediately; right now
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in succession; one by one
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
clerk; office worker; office staff
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
(incoming) attack; raid; invasion; assault
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
back seat (of a car); rear seat
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?