plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
to some extent; to a certain extent
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to dance; to perform dance steps
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
as one pleases; self-indulgently; freely; without restraint; at will
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
various matters; everything
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
pretension; assumption (of a title)
observation; survey; watching
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
very interesting; of great interest
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
chief vassal; senior statesman
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
composure; calmness; self-possession; depositing (at the bottom); deposition; accumulation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
back seat (of a car); rear seat
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
superintendent; supervisor; warden
to lend an ear to; to listen to
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
to ring (a bell); to strike (a gong, drum, etc.); to beat; to sound