surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
probability; likelihood; chances
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to entrust; to leave to a person
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
so; like this; in this way