haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
quick-tempered; having little patience; impatient
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
nothing but; none other than
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
on and after; from ... onward; since
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to make an appearance; to show up
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct