armaments; military preparations
quiver; quaver; flutter; statistical fluctuation
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
second (unit of time); arc second
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to open (one's eyes) wide
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
intelligence gathering; information gathering
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
mixed (e.g. team, chorus)
consequently; as a result
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
summary; recapitulation; aggregation
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
scene; spectacle; sight; view