urgent business; pressing need; imperative
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
priority; order of precedence
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
small; fine; minute; stingy; cheap
perfection; thoroughness; consummation
striking just before one's opponent makes a move
to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to grow cold; to get chilly; to cool down
(physical) growth; development
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
greeting; a fine thing to say
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
stowing away; smuggling oneself; clandestine travel abroad
recklessness; daredevilry; daredevil; reckless person
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby