desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
impossible to do (although wants to)
cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
in that manner; like that
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person