riding together; riding with
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to dawdle; to waste time doing nothing in particular; to fret; to sulk; to rain on and off
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
nonchalantly; without a care
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
reconciliation (between warring nations); (making of) peace
system; institution; organization; organisation
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
hurriedly; in a hurry; in great haste
bad news; news of a death; death notice
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
sensual love; love affair
shallow, glib and obsequious person
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
full of troubles, difficulties
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
senility; dotage; decrepitude
hot-tempered; quick to take offense; quick to take offence; irascible; touchy
local specialty; special product (of a region)
league; federation; union; alliance
leader (of an alliance); leading power
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
worst; worst-case (scenario)
emergency; urgency; imminence
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)