I recommend giving it to them straight, don't waffle your way around the subject

Build a house on the level between two valleys

The hand of the magician was quicker than our eyes. Before we could say Jack Robinson, the cards he was holding between his fingers disappeared

Two white houses face each other and stand across the way

He tucked the napkin under his chin

The boy and his uncle faced each other across the table

If we hang around here any longer, there could be reinforcements coming from the second gate to take us in a pincer movement