expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
imperial court; royal court
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
question; inquiry; enquiry
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
any more; any further; any better; any longer
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
of course; certainly; naturally
family; members of a family
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
ardent; passionate; vehement
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows