to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
outsider; someone outside of a group
about this time; about now
in high spirits; excited; energetic
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
conviction; belief; confidence
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
defense; defence; defensive preparations
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to force one's way through
a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
khakkhara (staff topped with metal rings traditionally carried by monks); pewter staff
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
right side; right-hand side
many; much; plenty; hardly
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
school building; schoolhouse
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to increase; to add to; to augment
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control