simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
national border; provincial border
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
whole face; all over one's face
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
attendance; presence; appearance
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to govern; to manage; to subdue
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
dozens; scores of; decades
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
originally; by nature; from the start
celebrating recovery from illness
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to perceive; to understand
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
without touching; no touching; not participating in; not being concerned by; without being involved in