to telephone; to make a phone call
this (very thing); this precisely
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to explain adequately; to be accountable
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
jostling; being jostled; being mobbed; crumpling
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
memory; sense; experience
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to turn against; to become an enemy
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
hostile relations; hostile relationship
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed