jumping to a wrong conclusion
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
if so; in that case; in that situation
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to come from; to have roots in
belief; faith; conviction
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party); military camp; encampment; cantonment
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence