to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
serious; severe; grave; acute
overconfident; presumptuous
to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
secret information; intelligence
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
strong person; the strong; the powerful
items mentioned; contents (of a record); recorded items; entries
looking pale; looking unwell
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
to crumble away; to collapse
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
running as fast as one can
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
departure time; flight time
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving