air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
business world; business circles; (the) industry
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
very much; very many; more and more
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
final; eventual; ultimate
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
unfortunately; regrettably
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
Bose (audio equipment manufacturer)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
that's the way it is; such is life
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
university hospital; teaching hospital
to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about
medical treatment; medical care
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble