plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
serious; severe; grave; acute
to continue (going along some trend)
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
like this; this sort; this way
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
watchful waiting; careful supervision
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
variables; uncertain elements; uncertainties; imponderables
to be too numerous; to be too much
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
to give directions; to issue instructions
useless; vain; aimless; idle
all eyes; public attention
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
air hole; windhole; ventilator
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved