tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
strategy meeting; council of war
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
other than; excluding; without
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
directly opposite; right in front
second (unit of time); arc second
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); distractedly
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
with a start; with a jump
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person