hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
pressure; oppression; suppression
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
technical skill; ability; capacity
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
combined use; using together (with); using jointly; using at the same time
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment