it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
spread; span; expanse; extent
to pick out item(s) from a group to keep
apt to think; tend to think
to spread; to be propagated
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
delay; putting off; procrastination
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
imperial order; imperial decree
naturally; of course; understandably
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
from one's seat; without stirring
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to begin talking; to open up
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
public facilities; utilities
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
commerce; trade; business
signal; signalling; signaling; traffic light; traffic signal