feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
some people; a few people; several people
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
pilgrimage; walking tour; travelling (on foot)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
(political) power; authority; influence
tool; implement; means; furniture
proper; respectable; decent; honest
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
two persons; two people; pair; couple
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
to rush over; to run up to
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)