temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
genuine article; real thing; real deal
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
by all means; by all costs
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
to shake; to sway; to waver
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to rush over; to run up to
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up
to crouch; to squat; to cower
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
surely (not); certainly (not)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to come back; to return; to recur
systematic; regular; routine
breathing of a sleeping person
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of