drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
grasp; catch; understanding
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
looking pale; looking unwell
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
putting into operation; invocation
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
to drive a wedge into (e.g. enemy defences); to wedge apart
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
to run through; to run past
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
decision; settlement; definition
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
control; check; restraint; inhibition
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
the whole day; all the day
door-to-door entertainment; door-to-door entertainer; strolling musician; street musician
to indicate; to show; to point to
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to thrust before; to thrust at
beyond this point; from now on; after this