minimum; lowest; minimal; least
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
strategy meeting; council of war
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to look away; to avert one's eyes
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to be flexible; to be accommodating
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
selection; choice; option
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
conductor (class field theory)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)