observation; survey; watching
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
drawn-out (protracted) war or contest
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
bashful; shameful; ashamed
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
as stated; verbatim; literally
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
discovery; detection; finding
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to be detained; to take time
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
cracking sound (e.g. cracking one's knuckles); crunching sound
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
to lose one's temper; to lose patience; to have enough; to be exasperated; to become irritated; to get fed up
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
New Zealand kākā (Nestor meridionalis); kākā
(political) power; authority; influence
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
time of emergency; (in an) emergency
long ago; a long time ago; already
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later