to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
to advance to the next stage (e.g. in a tournament)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
detached; aloof; indifferent
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to lurk; to hover in the background; to be coiled up; to stretch tortuously
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
futures; credit (buying); stretching; total (preceding counter, unit, etc.); aggregate
mobilization; mobilisation
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
historic; historical; traditional
official history; authorized history
on countless occasions; many a time
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)