calm before a storm; lull before the storm
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity
low income group; low income class
daily supplies; daily necessities; household items; housewares
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to grow; to develop; to grow up
original intention; initial resolution
being open but having virtually no business
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
transport staff (driver, conductor, etc.); crew member; crewman
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
let's not say (such things) to each other
degree of dependence; dependency rate; reliance
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
stirring; rousing oneself
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
to get someone to say; to make someone say
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
open; public; official; overt
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
dark (color); concentrated; thick
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to come apart; to unravel; to come loose; to become disarrayed (e.g. hair)
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
trick; trap; stratagem; intraoperative; during surgery