to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
plate armor; plate armour
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
agricultural community; farm village; rural
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
horn (instrument; made of animal horn); bugle; hunting horn
to become settled; to be fixed
young girl; lass; adolescent female
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
loading; charging; filling
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
preparation; provision; guarding
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
just past noon; afternoon
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over