urgent business; pressing need; imperative
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
power; authority; influence
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
light; faint; pale; fleeting
cherry blossom (colour, color)
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
precocity; early ripening; premature development
(period of) a year; during an era
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
to do for (the sake of someone else)
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(only) one option; one possible choice
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to detain; to check; to restrain
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
joint struggle; common (united) front
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity