bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
flour; meal; powder; dust
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
again; once more; a second time
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to kick over; to kick down
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
hidden room; secret chamber
to give up searching (for someone or something)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to dance down (leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly