to head home; to leave for home
start of work; commencement; opening
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
end of work day; end of school term; end of school year
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
several people; a few people
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
to pause; to have a short intermission
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
firm; unshakeable; resolute
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
evaluation; criticism; commenting on; assessment; estimation
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
pencil case; pencil box; writing brush case
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed
to be on edge; to get nervous; to feel tense
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)