gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to be helpful; to be useful
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
reason; cause; circumstances
no, not like that (but like this)
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to form a circle; to stand in a circle
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine