to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
until now; so far; up to the present
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
intercept; interception; counter-attack
casualties; the killed and wounded
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
expression; look; countenance; face
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
considerably; fairly; quite
defense; defence; defensive preparations
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
study; research; investigation
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
danger; peril; hazard; risk
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
the same generation; coeval
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen