borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
to order; to command; to appoint
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
strong pressure; heavy pressure
running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink
busy; having no (free) time
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
place; room; margin; scope
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
phantom; vision; illusion
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
being all smiles with joy
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
eastern part; the east (of a region)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
construction; architecture (of buildings)
aorta; (fig.) important traffic route
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
dozens; scores of; decades
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
inattention; absent-mindedness
whispering; murmuring; subdued
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
clearly; distinctly; vividly
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal