hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
alternately; by turns; one after the other
intelligence or information network
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
recovery; rescue; recapture
insisting (unreasonably); obstinate insistence
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
immediate (effect, result, etc.); instant; instantaneous; prompt
unexpectedly; surprisingly
like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
trees and stones; unfeeling person
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
mostly involve; principally involve
how; in what way; circumstances
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
touché; you've got me there
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
two colours; two varieties; two types
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to be away from home; to be out of the house
settlement; permanent residency
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits