to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to require much effort; to be hard to do; to be bone-breakingly hard
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
addendum; supplementary material; afterword; postscript; marginal notes
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
looking pale; looking unwell
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
poor physical health; bad shape
to jump up and down; to hop
bow (of boat); prow; stem
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to loaf (particularly on the job); to idle one's time away; to dawdle
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken