speaking of ...; as for ...
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
febrile seizure; febrile convulsions
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
importance; emphasis; stress
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to sell off; to dispose of
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
flood of emotions; many thoughts
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; paw!; shake!
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
to dart away; to dart off; to gallop away
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
true state; actual condition; reality
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
very hungry; starving; ravenous
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
plural; multiple; plural (number)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander