taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
technical; specialist; professional; exclusive
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; development; improvement
cold reception; inhospitality
close; intimate; on good terms
(breaking) with a snap (of a thread, rope, etc.); (stopping) suddenly (of communications, a practice, etc.); abruptly; completely
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
to have a rumor circulating
cool-headed; unflappable; having nerves of steel; dauntless
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
base; basis; bedrock; platform
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
praise; glorification; extolment
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
soil; breeding ground (for); fertile ground (for)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
belatedly; though a little too late
call; summons; convening; convocation
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
recuperation; medical treatment
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to sit; to squat; to be implicated
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
moment to quit; way to quit
calm before the storm; lull before the storm
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order