as soon as possible; ASAP
to be a matter of life or death
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
young and energetic; up-and-coming
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
one's own expense; out-of-pocket expense
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
to appear all together; to be all present
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
all eyes; public attention
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
indescribable; having no way to express
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
strategy meeting; council of war
coming down from one's seat and prostrating oneself (to pay obeisance); musicians' box on the left side of the stage; lower seat
each; (arch.) you (plural)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
area; domain; territory; field; range; region