clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
cooperation; collaboration
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
turmoil; chaos; confusion
interest (in something); enthusiasm
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to approach; to draw near
picking; collecting; harvesting
how long; how far; how much
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
on the sea; on the ocean; offshore
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
organization chart; organisation chart
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
vent; bent; "finger bending" guitar technique
otherwise; or else; if not
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to be forward; to be impertinent
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs