to read the situation; to sense the mood
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to employ; to hire; to charter
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
second day of the month; two days
serious; not joking; straight
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
plastic sheet (usu. blue); vinyl sheet; tarpaulin
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
continuation; succession; series
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light