side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
systematic; organized; organizational
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to face on; to look out on to
store name; shop name; restaurant name
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
going the wrong way; traveling in the opposite direction; going against the wind; running in reverse (of a motor, engine, etc.)
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
entry; going into; approach
bungalow; one-story house
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
pursuer; pursuing party; posse