vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
putting out the lights; turning off the lights
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
even though; despite; when
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
match; game; bout; contest
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
calm; composed; cool; quiet
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
forbidden move (sumo, shogi, go, etc.); prohibited move; foul
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start