hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)
sea of fire; sea of flame
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to need; to call for; to require
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
if you do this; if this is the case
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
each nation; many nations; many countries
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
long-awaited; much-awaited
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
nature; property; disposition
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
employment (long term); hire
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
time; season; period; phase; stage
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
that is to say; so that means
duty; function; office; mission; task
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on