to keep (a person) waiting
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
many; much; plenty; hardly
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
if you think about it; come to think of it
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
classification; categorization; sorting
confused; flustered; at a loss
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
live decoy (for hunting); decoy; bait; lure
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown