energy; vigor; vigour; vitality
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to hide; to conceal oneself
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to pile up; to accumulate
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
number of times; frequency; count
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to keep a watchful eye on
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct