gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to anticipate; to foresee
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
lost property; something dropped and left behind
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
outward appearance; apparent
isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility
outside world; physical world
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to have an idea; to have a clue
as a child; when one was a child; childhood