now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
perfect; complete; thorough; leaving nothing to be desired; more than satisfactory
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel
to make one's rounds; to patrol
destination (one is heading towards); goal
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
just past noon; afternoon
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
surely; certainly; without doubt
just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to eat (fodder, grass, etc.); to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
function; facility; faculty; feature
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
calamity; disaster; accident
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
how; in what way; by what means