about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
rest period; intermission; break time; recess
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
intensification; aggravation
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
intelligence gathering; information gathering
about when; about what time; how soon
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
document; official papers
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on
arrest; apprehension; capture
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
prison; detention house; detention center; jail
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)