face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
fish-based cooking; fish dish
person standing watch; guard duty
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
never mind!; don't worry about it
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
emergency light; emergency lamp
almost; roughly; approximately
dagger; stiletto; confidant; right-hand man
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
many; much; plenty; hardly
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)