to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
individual; private person; personal; private
scale; scope; plan; structure
military forces; hosts; troops
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to need; to call for; to require
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to synchronise the breathing with the opponent prior to the start of a match
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
things at hand; personal belongings
act of terror; act of terrorism
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
outside of; not covered by
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
present continuous tense; present progressive form
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
in the end; at the end of the day
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable