assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
difference; variation; difference
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
oracle; revelation; divine message
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
standing in a group; standing up in unison
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
pieces; scraps; disconnected
(feeling of) tightness in the chest
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to throw open; to leave open
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
standby; preparation; arrangement
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
front; frontage; facade; main
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to wring the neck; to strangle
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section