contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
proposal; offer; request; application
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to hurry; to rush; to quicken (of one's breath); to pant; to gasp (for air)
to run up to; to rush over
attempting to conceive; trying to have children
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
with a slamming noise (e.g. door, telephone receiver); with a banging noise; with a clash; with a clank; with a bang
with a crack; with a smash
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
since; henceforth; ever since
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to fire (a gun); to shoot; to let off; to loose off; to blow (someone) away
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
and yet; though; when; in spite of
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
what's what; heads or tails
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
as stated; verbatim; literally
sobriety; soberness; sober face
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
one's face turning pale (ashen); the color being drained from one's face
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission