without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
flinchingly; falteringly; being overwhelmed; staggeringly; totteringly; unsteadily
clearing one's throat; cough
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...
(present) head of a family
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
ill feeling; ill will; animosity; bad impression
hostility; animosity; enmity
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
situation; state of things; current affairs
intensive; concentrated; focused
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to fulfill one's duty; to discharge one's duties
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to order; to command; to appoint
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
special training; intensive training; crash course
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)