anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
something; some kind of; for some reason
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
vehement objection; bitter opposition
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain
meteor; shooting star; falling star
very young; little; childish; immature
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
to show up; to appear; to turn up
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
one's house; one's home; one's family; house
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to lie down; to throw oneself down
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
affectation; showiness; pretence
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
whole nation; whole land; whole country