to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
secret passage; underground passage; loophole; hole one can go through; opening
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
site; point on a map; spot
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
manners; behavior; behaviour
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
brilliance; luster; lustre; vividness; life
dirty work; unpleasant task
night attack; nocturnal assault
to hang low over (e.g. clouds); (arch.) to seclude oneself (behind screens, curtain, etc.)