to go to the bathroom; to go to the restroom; to excuse oneself
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
forgetting; lapse of memory
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
promising without due consideration
such ... as; or some such
invitation; introduction; temptation
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
postponement; deferment; adjournment
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(in) the air; midair; sky
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows