for the time to be ripe; for the moment to have come; for the situation to be ready for action
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
to throw up a smoke screen; to put up a false front; to purposely mislead
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
unsolved; unresolved; unsettled; pending; outstanding
strange thing; odd thing; how absurd!; preposterous!
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
study group; study meeting
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
know-it-all airs; I-know-how-it-is look
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
still (continuing); as ever; further
to force (something) into; to thrust into
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
water caltrop (esp. Trapa japonica); water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
unwillingly; reluctantly; grudgingly; shaking one's head in refusal (like a child)
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
reduction by half; halving
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
custom; practice; convention; precedent
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men