preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
several people; a few people
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
carrying voice; well-projected voice
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
different thing; another question; different case
to take a breath; to take a short rest
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
back street; back alley; off-street
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
trio; gang of three; threesome
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
nice; good; well-executed
to fall flat; to fall face down
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)