to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
increase and decrease; fluctuation
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
mountain climbing; mountaineering
preliminary arrangements; spade work
residing; living; dwelling
daytime; noon; broad daylight
middle of the night; dead of night
interior; inside; internal
expertise; experience; knowledge
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
schedule; program; programme; agenda
two days later; day after next; next day but one
the ... after next; two ... later; two ... after
overbearing; unstable wrestling stance
depending on; dependent on
to become possible; to become able to (do)
art of self-defense (defence)
powerless; helpless; incompetent
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
embrace; hug; holding in one's arms
spine; backbone; spinal column
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
easy to deal with; easily manageable; tractable; malleable
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to think too much; to be over-concerned
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items