gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
strategist; tactician; schemer
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
to talk; to chat; to chatter
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
race (of people); type of person
(right at the) side; just beside
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to chase; to run after; to pursue
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
scattered; separated; dispersed
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left