windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; throwing one's weight around; acting as if one owns the place
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to be prepared to flee; to become restless; to become agitated
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
injured person; wounded person
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
(necessary) personnel; required person
parents' ability (or inability) to let go of their children
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
foster parent; adoptive parent; person who raised one; founding figure; key developer
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
to stay behind; to remain; to work overtime
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
evening meal; dinner; supper
script reading; scenario reading; avid reader; bookworm; reading a book; reading books
finger; hands and fingers; hands
supreme leader; ultimate leader
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
clearly; distinctly; evidently; definitely
arrogant; haughty; insolent
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
founder; originator; pioneer
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
to make oneself available (free)
at first; in the beginning; originally
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to give one's life; to lay down one's life