waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
while; during (the time when)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
armchair theory; impracticable theory
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
house built on sand; house of cards
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
appearance; expression; manifestation
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to dye; to colour; to color
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
right in the midst of; right at the height of
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
delicacy; tact; considerateness; sensitivity; thoughtfulness
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
hiding one's embarrassment
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to be helpful; to be useful
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to be too numerous; to be too much