sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
not covered (e.g. of a sports opponent); unobserved; under the radar; unmarked (e.g. of a product); unlabelled
watchful waiting; careful supervision
shock; tremor; impact; vibration
offensive (movement); aggression
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
advance party; advance team; advance group; vanguard unit
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
perception; sensing; noticing
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
heaven and earth; top and bottom
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
to go out and away; to leave
selection; choice; picking out
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
wounded person; injured person
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
war situation; progress of a battle
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)