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
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
putting into operation; invocation
time; hour; period; class
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
already; now; no longer; not any more
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
serious; severe; grave; acute
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
while; during (the time when)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
and; thereupon; because of that
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
this is why; this means; it is the case that
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
outside world; physical world
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
perfect; complete; flawless
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances