prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
explanation; interpretation
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
deep-seated grudge; hatred
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
silence (not speaking); muteness
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
to collect; to assemble; to gather
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
no!; no no!; no, not at all
many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; (lit.) even dust becomes a mountain if piled together
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
field in which one acts unchallenged; unrivaled sphere of activity (unrivalled); one's monopoly
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so