(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
moment; brief space of time
beginning; opening; start; outset
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
audio feedback; acoustic feedback; howl
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
Coalition of the Willing (nations who supported America's preemptive strike in Iraq in 2003)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking
since the dawn of history
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
justification; rationalization
spontaneous discharge; sudden outburst; accidental gun discharge
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
not to be depended on; of little hope
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back