background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
transport ship; troop ship
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
on a line; on the borderline (between); on the verge (of); on the brink (of)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side by side; to make (someone) get married; to get (someone) hitched