busy; hurried; confused; flurried
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
wall of people; crowd of people lined up (e.g. spectators); throng of people
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
step; stride; counter for steps
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to loiter around; to wander about
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
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
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to get over a bad mood; to get back in a good mood; to brighten up; to recover one's temper; to feel oneself again
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
please; somehow or other; one way or another