to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
as stated; verbatim; literally
to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
two persons; two people; pair; couple
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
will; intent; desire; will; testament
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
single word; a few words; brief comment
one by one; one at a time; in turn
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...