cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to anticipate; to foresee
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to spit out; to eject; to dump
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
to be born; to come into the world
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
command; control; commander
the staff; inside the department
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)
hard fight; difficult struggle
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind