first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to come to one's senses; to recover consciousness; to feel relieved; to feel relaxed
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
final; eventual; ultimate
in its entirety; whole; wholly
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to stick one's nose into (someone else's business); to meddle; to interfere; to butt in
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
less than ...; smaller ...
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
how many years; how long; what year
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to shake one's head (in denial)
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
either way; in any case; one way or another
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
long (time); protracted; prolonged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to encamp; to take up positions
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound