to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
how; in what way; how about
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
workshop; studio; atelier
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
inspection; examination; checking
headquarters; head office; main office
(aircraft) hangar; (coat) hanger; hunger
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
short and stout; small but wide around
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity