more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
to manage something successfully; to be successful
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
visual confirmation; sighting
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
counter for choices, options, etc.
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to turn towards; to point
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
patient; unhurried; leisurely
mid-to-long term; medium and long term
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
intelligence gathering; information gathering