before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
in succession; one after another
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
minority group (party); minority
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
looking on (somebody) as hostile
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to name; to call; to christen; to term
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
moment; brief space of time
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
under the orders of; by order (command)
future (usually near); prospects
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
central part; heart (of a city)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat