to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
omen; sign; notice; indication
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
investigation to determine the cause (of); tracing something back to its origin
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
on the occasion of; at the time of
they; those guys; those fellows
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
viewing as hopeless; feeling that all is lost
to read (someone's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust