absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
guard; sentinel; garrison
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to be surprised; to be astonished
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
ago; since; before; previous
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to apologize; to apologise
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to appease; to suppress; to calm