to make progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
government forces; loyalist army
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
to boil water; to get the bath ready
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake
wall of clouds; bank of clouds
Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse
to grab at; to clutch; to grapple with
pose (in kabuki); posture
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
bodily; with all one's weight; with one's whole body
patient; unhurried; leisurely
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
heavy equipment; heavily equipped; heavily armed; heavily armored
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
various; diverse; divergent; each according to one's own wishes
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
to close (of flowers); to shut; to get narrower
contrast; antithesis; comparison
to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)