paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
preparation; provision; guarding
-less; lacking; non-existing
even if ...; even supposing that ...
veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience
advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
no matter how much time passes
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
mistake; error; discrepancy; discrepancy between one's actions and intentions
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
suspension bridge; rope bridge
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
excited condition; excited state
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
many; much; plenty; hardly
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!