henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
commencing with; including
stirring; rousing oneself
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
(philosophy of) not rocking the boat; (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
independently; individually; separately; alone; singlehanded; unassisted
without permission; without notice
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
security-related; from the stand-point of safety
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
confidentially; privately; off the record
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
sightseeing; scout; patrol; watchtower; lookout
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
all-out attack; general offensive
circulation of the blood; apprehension
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to anticipate; to foresee
failure; mistake; blunder
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow