vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
unexpectedly; surprisingly
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
gossip; corner of the mouth
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
passing through without stopping; passing by
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
strong pressure; heavy pressure
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
calm; composed; leisurely
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
to decline (of morals, character, etc.); to become vulgar (e.g. of a conversation); to stoop (to); to be ruined; to go under; to fall (into hell)
sovereign; emperor; monarch
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
to devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity; to work out a scheme