to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
half the body; half length
plump; with a thud; heavily
plank; thick board; plate glass; heavy metal sheet (esp. welding); heavy brocaded obi
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
inspection; examination; checking
conscious; deliberate; intentional
grasp; catch; understanding
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
pitch dark; total darkness
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to stare back at; to look back at
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sincere; honest; faithful