to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
reason; cause; circumstances
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
how long; how far; how much
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
the whole day; all the day
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
specialization; specialisation
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful