secret base; hideout; hidden position
quiet; still; surreptitious
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
counter for chairs or seats; foot; leg
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
superior; superiors; senior
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to indicate; to show; to point to
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
simultaneous; all at once
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
stand; rest; setting (of a gem); mounting; stock (in grafting); counter for machines and vehicles; level (e.g. price level)
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to resort to violence; to perform a drastic act
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
(political) power; authority; influence
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it