hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
comparatively; relatively
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
two times; twice; two degrees
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to be transparent; to show through
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
dealing with; coping with
interference; obstruction; sabotage
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to prevent; to take precautions
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
duty; function; office; mission; task
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
out-of-school; off-campus
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
guard; security (officer); guardsman