a long time (since the last time)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to screw up (one's face); to scrunch up; to pucker up; to furrow (one's brow); to wrinkle
to make up one's mind; to calm oneself; to be patient; to endure
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
in person; personally; directly
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
because; as; since; so; due to
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
to lend an ear to; to listen to
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize