precarious situation; precarious state
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to talk to oneself; to mutter
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
(state of) house arrest; (state of) confinement
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
and so; therefore; for that reason
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
time; hour; period; class
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
(in) his way; peculiar to him
in that manner; like that
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart