gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
one's dominant hand; person of ability; skilled person; master-hand
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to be injured; to sustain a wound
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
preparing for action or battle
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
resolute; determined; bold
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
to flare up; to burst into flames
calm; composed; leisurely
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
mane (of a horse, lion, etc.)
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do