limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
back seat (of a car); rear seat
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
upper half of the body; upper body
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
bunch of flowers; bouquet
unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly
lower half of the body; nether parts
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
scenery; scene; landscape
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
frame-by-frame playback; frame advance; frame-by-frame advance; film drive (camera)
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to throw; to toss; to fling; to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily