at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
offensive (movement); aggression
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
reprisals; retaliatory measures
watchful waiting; careful supervision
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
very careful; thoroughly prepared
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
the right person in the right place
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to pull around; to drag around; to take around; to show around
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance