to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
minimum; at the very least
manners; courtesy; etiquette
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
individual; private person; personal; private
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to need; to call for; to require
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
it hasn't been long since