expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.); loud; high-pitched
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to throw oneself down; to lie down
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
instead; but (on the other hand)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
beginning; outset; first; onset
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
one; same (mind, path, etc.)
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement