unseasonable; out of season
yellow sand; yellow dust; loess; desert
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to rant and rave; to raise hell
relation; connection; relevance
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to pause; to have a short intermission
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
calamity; disaster; misfortune
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early (days); initial stage; initial
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
weather; climate; disposition; temperament
study; research; investigation
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to face; to go towards; to head towards
for example; for instance; e.g.
drought; long spell (period) of dry weather
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
rising; ascending; climbing
beginning (of a century, etc.)