busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
alone; by oneself; on one's own
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(written) contract; agreement
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
transfer; assignment; conveyance
something like ...; something called ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to hand over; to turn over; to cede
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to become used to calling (someone by a certain name)
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as