expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
several weeks; a few weeks
to keep (a person) waiting
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
decision; determination; resolution
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
power; authority; jurisdiction
will not do; do not; does not
to accept; to receive; to agree
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
to rampage; to run wild; to run amok; to rage (of a storm, waves, etc.); to be wild (of the wind); to be rough
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
relation; connection; relevance
selection; sorting; culling; screening; triage
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
on and after; from ... onward; since
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued