the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to keep a watchful eye on
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
distinguished war service; merit of war
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
root; source; origin; cause
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe
right in the middle (of); midst; height
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
stillness; repose; standing still
detour; circumvention; turning movement
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
in order; in turn; one by one
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently