group; party; team; squad; section
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
orderly; officer's servant; batman; soldier assigned to wait on an officer
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
in accordance with; according to
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
clear-cut and straightforward; (of a person) forward-thinking; honest; upright
evil design; crafty plan; plot
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
noisy; confused; uproarious
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
silence (not speaking); muteness
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
to make one's way into; to push one's way into; to force one's way though; to push through
to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard