beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
these guys; these fellows
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
about this time; about now
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
moratorium; period of grace; extension (of time, e.g. to make payments); postponement (of social responsibility); immaturity; not having developed emotional maturity
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
eternal slumber; everlasting rest; death
to face on; to look out on to
bungalow; one-story house
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
cleaning up (enemy remnants); sweeping clean (of opponents); mopping up
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
in accordance with; according to
baton (of command); order; command; direction
heavy-hearted; depressed; dispirited; (feeling) down; feeling reluctant (to do)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together