on the occasion of; at the time of
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
suddenly and precipitately; take a sudden turn
conscious; deliberate; intentional
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
trajectory; line of fire; ballistic
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
bad pun; corny joke; worn-out joke; dad joke
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
alone; unaided; away from home
voltage; excitement; enthusiasm
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
rally; recovery; comeback; winding (thread, etc.)
fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor
principle; theory; fundamental truth
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contradiction; inconsistency