to be too late; to be too slow
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
quick work; (clever) feat
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
whirlwind; sensation; commotion; hullabaloo
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fantuus
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic