to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to come and go; to go back and forth
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to be greedy; to devour greedily
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to cause someone to worry
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution