to launch a surprise attack
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
in good health; alive and well; going strong
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
much less; to say nothing of
to devote all one's energies; to give one's everything; to to put in all one's effort
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
such; like that; in that way
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
serious condition; critical condition
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to paint (draw) a picture
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance