quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
tenth day of the month; ten days
while; during (the time when)
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
dancing or jumping for joy
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permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to sniff out; to get wind of
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
to investigate; to examine
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
but; however; provided that
within; inside of; less than
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to attack; to assault; to assail
impossible to do (although wants to)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down