prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
going around; patrol; round; tour
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
not covered (by); not subject (to)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
transexual; gender swap (in fan fiction, etc.); genderswap; total station; tracking stock
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
warp (fictional faster-than-light spacecraft propulsion)
to lure someone; to entice someone
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
sputtering; smoldering; repeated thrusting into something (sword, needle, etc.); pricking repeatedly; mutterings of discontent; faint sounds of complaint
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
window; window (shop display)
unpublished; not made public; unlisted (e.g. stock); unreleased; undisclosed
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
progress; advance; improvement; development
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
halo; aureole; aureola; halo (optical phenomenon); glory
early; primitive; primordial
to come from; to have roots in
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
caricature; cartoon; comics
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible