certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to discuss; to talk together
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
had better ...; had better not ...
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
of tender years; very young
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
something like ...; something called ...
little by little; bit by bit
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
together with; same; both; all; including ...
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
self-responsibility; on one's own responsibility; at one's own risk