(right at the) side; just beside
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting); rearranging stones (to simplify counting)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
associate; junior; assistant; second highest rank; second place
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
by sheer strength; by brute force
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to push aside; to push one's way through
hard to reach place; remote place
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
quiet; still; surreptitious
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
urge; demand; importunity
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into