monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
positioning; getting a position; taking a position
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
emotional strength; force of will
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
precondition; prerequisite
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to notify; to advise; to inform
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
being familiar with; having a thorough knowledge of; being well-informed about
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
to carry; to bring (to a place)
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
load; loading; weight (of a load)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
fruit knife; paring knife
length of a blade (sword, knife, etc.); walking on the edge of a sword
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution