surrounding at a distance
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
office building; office complex
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
to run (up hill, stairs, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
around the world; throughout the world
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
being (somewhere); sitting
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
popular name; common name; given name
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
head; brains; intellect; understanding