next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
footpath; walkway; sidewalk; pavement
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to stop walking; to pause
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
sudden braking; slamming on the brakes
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
commander; general; leader
to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export
retirement; resignation; stepping down
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
forcibly; by force; against one's will
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
blue; sad; down (in the dumps)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
(measuring) scale; rule; scale; scope; (musical) scale; weighing scale
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
(place) right in the center; dead center; dead centre; exact middle; heart
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in