for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
reopening; resumption; restarting
to complain; to make a complaint
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
one by one; one after another; successively
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
tool; implement; means; furniture
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to pierce through; to break through
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
show jumping (equestrian event)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
to break the silence; to break one's silence
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
silence; stillness; quietness
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly