easygoing; optimistic; conceited
to join forces; to cooperate
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
present; current; in operation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to push aside; to push one's way through
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
trying to think of a way (to do); devising means (to do); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
(scenic) view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar
fully prepared; all ready
to get the hang of; to learn the secret to
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
oleaster (any plant of genus Elaeagnus); silverberry
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
five (long cylindrical things)
one line; one streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident)