while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
true character; true heart; true spirit
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
there in body, but not in spirit; distracted; in one ear and out the other
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
to mix; to blend; to combine
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
arm; skill; efforts; ability
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
to prostrate oneself before
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to indicate; to show; to point to
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
split; division; break up
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace