only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
if it is the case that ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
very; much; greatly; a lot of
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
hostility; antagonism; opposition
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
disturbance; riot; mayhem
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
way of talking; speaking style
pronunciation; production of sound
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
somebody (important); person of importance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
personality; style; appearance
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged