to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
person in charge; official; attendant
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
straightforwardly; being outspoken
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to step forward; to volunteer
audience; spectator; spectators
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
knowing; (an) acquaintance
virtue; charm; merit; good point
with a friendly grin; smilingly
this and that; one thing or another
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to shake; to sway; to waver