frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
one thin flat object; one sheet
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
groan; moan; roar; howl; hum (e.g. motor); buzz (e.g. bee, wire in wind)
beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
stirring; slight movement
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
imagination; supposition; guess
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something