step; stride; counter for steps
middle of the night; dead of night
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
along the road; along the way
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
helpful person; person who likes looking after others; overly helpful person; annoyingly helpful person; manager; go-between
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
influence; clout; leverage
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
small horse; pony; foal; colt; filly
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
feigned innocence or naivete; beguiling innocence; wolf in sheep's clothing
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity