to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
how long; how much; to what extent
to affect; to impact; to influence
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
posterity; future life; life to come
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
heart; guts; nerve; central part
successive generations; successive emperors
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
whenever you want; any time you like
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
survival; survivor; relic
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
out of control; uncontrollable
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
apathetic; lackadaisical; spiritless; physically weak; feeble; effeminate
armed forces; military; troops
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
aggression; invasion; raid