position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
had better ...; had better not ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
literally; to the letter; literal
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
national border; provincial border
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
elopement; running away with a lover
outside the country; abroad
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
passenger; rider; good rider
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to comfort; to console; to amuse
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging