choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
to be thoughtful (of a gift, etc.); to be from the heart; to be made with loving care
globe-trotting; traveling (around) the world
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
one step higher; one better; cut above; one up
(sense of) hearing; auditory perception
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
strict order; peremptory command
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
to creep about; to crawl around
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
small household fly (e.g. fruit fly)
a (single) moment; an instant
push-up (exercise); press-up
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited