reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
mathematical formula; numerical expression
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
whole nation; whole land; whole country
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
here and there; in places
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
empty lot; vacant plot of land
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
intercept; interception; counter-attack
pale; pallid; bluish-white
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
station; office; guardroom
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful