preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to gain fame; to make one's name
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
message; informative matter
corridor; hallway; passageway
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
nonstandard; out of spec; irregular; exceptional; extraordinary; unbelievable
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
relation; connection; relevance
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag