encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
remedial measure; countermeasure; counter-measure; relief measure; remedy
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to chant; to sing; to recite; to write (a poem); to compose
repose of a soul; ceremony for the repose of a departed soul
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean