member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
about this time; about now
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
as usual; as is one's habit
to go out and away; to leave
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
buzzer; personal alarm (loud buzzer to attract attention in case of attack)
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
(hurrying along) falling and stumbling; falling all over oneself
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
body; physique; build; stature
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
miraculous spring or fountain
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
bubble; foam; froth; suds; lather; head (on beer)
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
opening and closing; opening and shutting
to speak fluently; to be a good talker
four Taoist gods said to reign over the four directions; four gods said to reign over the four seasons
(practical) business; business practice; business affairs; (actual) work
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel