messenger; envoy; emissary
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
even more; still more; further
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
one way or the other; either way
the opposite direction; the other way
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
himself; yourself; herself
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
back side; back end; posterior; rear
acknowledged; accepted; agreed
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
transfer; assignment; conveyance
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
freely; frankly; without reserve
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
drawing; diagram; plans; blueprint
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)