gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
invitation; introduction; temptation
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
bet; wager; stake; gamble
patterns of thinking; train of thought
to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
to jump at; to be attracted by
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
swelling; enlargement; becoming fat; hypertrophy
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
retention; maintenance; preservation
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
handle; grip; holder; person who holds
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
waste heat; remaining heat; residual heat
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
quickening; foetal (fetal) movement; fomenting (trouble)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child