fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
hard to get; hard to come by
to have the privilege of doing
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
opinion; point of view; visual point
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
period of youth; while young
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
polite; courteous; hospitable
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
successive generations; successive emperors
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
though one didn't intend (expect) to
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
illiteracy; ignorance; arhat; someone who has attained nirvana
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to pass (of time); to elapse
settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness