opening and shutting; opening and closing
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
going around; patrol; round; tour
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
this is why; this means; it is the case that
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
price; cost; value; worth; value
critical moment; do-or-die situation
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
dizzyingly; to feel dizzy
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
old friend; old acquaintance
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
horse's legs; stage actor who plays the role of a horse's legs
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to think over; to ponder; to ruminate; to reflect
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
hostility; antagonism; opposition
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)