to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to carry; to bring (to a place)
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
fresco; mural; wall painting
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to anticipate; to foresee
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
in accordance with plans; just as planned
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
sympathy; compassion; pity
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
since when; from when; how long
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to be greedy; to devour greedily
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton