ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
(exercising) the right to command
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ); to be depressed; to feel down
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
seriously; in earnest; for real; all out; really; with a will
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
accession to the throne; enthronement
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
recuperation; medical treatment
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
chief; main; principal; major
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
incommunicative; taciturn
to intend; to be sure that
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
casualties; the killed and wounded
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
property; fortune; assets
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool-headed; cool (i.e. fashionable or stylish); course (of medical treatment)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious