as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
side (of the torso); flank; illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
planning; plan; project; arrangements
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
launch (of a rocket, satellite, etc.); lift-off; end (of a project, theatrical run, etc.); close; party to celebrate the successful completion of a project (run of performances, etc.); wrap party
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
violent explosion; bursting
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
with a click (e.g. camera shutter); with a snap
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
focus; focal point; focus (of attention, a discussion, etc.); point at issue; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
good impression; favorable impression
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement