difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
antsy; agitated; irritated; anxious; vexed
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
timewise; temporal; chronal
prospects of victory; chances of success
the last moment; the very end
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
how; in what way; by what means
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
slight superiority (in knowledge, experience, ability, etc.); being slightly older
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
about; concerning; related to; -ish
manipulation of information; spin
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
declaration; statement; proclamation
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...