key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly; (not) readily; (not) right away; (not) immediately
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
to gather; to collect; to assemble
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
deepest part; deepest portion; depths (of the ocean etc.); innermost
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
being too late; losing one's final chance
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
soon; before long; in the near future
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
storage center; deposit; depository; repository; warehouse
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
beyond that point; after that
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
life or death; existence; destiny
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
3rd day of the month; three days
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
by today; before the day is over
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
absence; disregard; indifference
to carry into (esp. an injured person into a hospital); to take into; to bring into
one life; one's life; one order; one command
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having chewed on a bitter bug