to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
breakdown of negotiations
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
happy; cheerful; pleasant
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
settlement; solution; resolution
filling (up) a hole; filling in (for a gap, vacancy, etc.); stopgap; making up (for a loss, damage, etc.); covering (a deficit); cloze deletion (test format)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
war situation; progress of a battle
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
alone; unaided; away from home
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to get along; to hit it off; to be on the same page; to work well together; to synchronize
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to look around; to look towards (us)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to avenge (somebody) by striking down their killer
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged