gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
one-on-one fighting sport (without weapons); combat sport; martial art
proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
armed forces; military; troops
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
strange; odd; unusual; eccentric; peculiar
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
single word; a few words; brief comment
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to happen upon (someone or something); to happen to meet
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
physical; relating to stamina; in terms of physical strength
descending a mountain; descent
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
having no idea; having no clue
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness
to make an appearance; to show up
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
average; ordinary; normal
the whole day; all the day
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
had better ...; had better not ...