immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
string instrument; stringed instrument
nursery rhyme murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
children's song; nursery rhyme
construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation
calm, cool, and collected; level and calm
successor; replacement; second wife
cooperative body; cooperative system; collective; community
inheritance; succession; accession; share-alike
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft
insurance payout; insurance money
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
fundraising; financing; cash flow
informal consent; private consent
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
approval; license; licence; permission
to hold a sword above one's head; to be haughty; to be arrogant
no time like the present; make hay while the sun shines; (lit.) it's an auspicious day (for doing it) when you've just had the idea
training; practice; practising; cultivation
betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
glass bottle; glass jar; phial; vial
to drift (to); to be washed ashore