gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
good policy; wise policy; best plan
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
both (people); the two of them
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
feelings; thoughts; meaning
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
hostility; animosity; enmity
in a day; in a brief space of time
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
each country; every country; various countries; all countries
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
in the meanwhile; during the time
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
war; fighting; fierce competition
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to slip out (e.g. of a comment, remark, etc.); to utter unintentionally; to pour from one's lips (of words); to flow freely (of speech); to rush out of one's mouth
impossible; unthinkable; unbelievable; ridiculous
in one's own way or style
pride; boast; credit (to)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
attachment (esp. to things); love; affection; fondness
to be born; to come into the world
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch