busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to get one's head around; to think about
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
to put one's strength into
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to take up a lot of space; to have a large space to oneself
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
turning sideways; landscape orientation
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
to rise; to erect; to get up