in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
in unison; as one; united
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
battlefield; battleground
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
person concerned; interested party; related party
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
relation; connection; relevance
prejudice; bias; distorted view
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once