to wait for an opportunity
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
abandoned building; derelict building
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
the place for; the time for; the level of
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
great person; hero; mastermind; extraordinary person
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
amplification; magnification; amplification; making larger
striking; remarkable; considerable
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to jump up; to leap up; to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to jump ahead; to skip ahead
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
being heard (by others); being overheard; being leaked (of plans, secrets, etc.); going in one ear and out the other
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
laboratory animal; experimental animal
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to become possible; to become able to (do)
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving unattended; neglecting; abandoning