to float in the air; to be unfinished; to be unsettled; to be undecided
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
to fetter; to shackle; to bind
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
five (long cylindrical things)
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
internal conditions; true state of affairs
absence; disregard; indifference
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(how) many times; (how) often
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration