protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
very; greatly; extremely; exceedingly; highly; quite
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
sensible; sensuous; intuitive
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
in any case; at all events; no matter how things turn out; whichever way it goes
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
village; human habitation; human settlement
intelligence gathering; information gathering
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
port city; harbor city; harbour city
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
contradiction; inconsistency
utterance; speaking; vocalization; leading a group of people (in cheering, singing, etc.)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
on the least pretext; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance; at the drop of a hat
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly