or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position
omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
unqualified; without qualifications
to open up a lead (over one's opponent)
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to win and advance to the next round
beyond that point; after that
final selection (in a competition, match, etc.)
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
detached; aloof; indifferent
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
long time; several hours; long spell
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
reopening; resumption; restarting
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
vibration; to tremble; to shake
to run about; to rush about
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
to give directions; to issue instructions
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged