being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
reality; actuality; actual conditions; ultimate reality; absolute truth
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
degeneration; retrogression; atrophy; regression (e.g. of society); deterioration; degeneration
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
underground organization; underground organisation
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
going straight (to); going direct; unwavering action; decisive action; upright conduct
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
to make an onslaught (on); to close in (on)
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to call together; to convene
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
race (of people); type of person
such; this sort of; like this
wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language
restoration of public order
reduction by half; halving
aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots
historical records; historical materials
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to add (e.g. a postscript)