busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to make an appearance; to show up
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings; bend (in a road, river, etc.)
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
such; like that; that sort of
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
it's no joke; gimme a break!
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
putting one's hands behind one's back; having one's hands behind one's back; behind; rear; back
(large) house; residence; mansion
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged