successively; one after another
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to find out; to discover; to locate
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
distant land; remote location; distant province
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
being dead drunk; drunken stupor
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
(sink) deeply (into mud, snow, etc.); (thrust) deeply (into a soft object); (involved) too deeply (in a matter, relationship, etc.); drenched; soaked; (arch.) extremely (drunk)
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge
to lose one's footing; to slip
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit