gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
upcoming; forthcoming; approaching; yet to come
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
pointing out; identification
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
no!; no no!; no, not at all
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
foreign enemy; outside invader
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
emphasizing (a point, argument, etc.); stressing; insistence; arguing strongly (for, against)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
Odin (god in Norse mythology)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring