gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
strict order; peremptory command
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
awkward (difficult) question
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
exchange of ideas; exchange of opinions; brainstorming
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
woman; lady; adult female
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
being startled; getting a shock
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
to half-rise to one's feet