(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
separation (e.g. by a screen, curtain, or door)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
and then; and so; and; so then
flustered; confused; panicked
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
saltpan; field for drying salt
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
contemplation; meditation
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
sludge; slime; dregs; hopeless situation; hell; despair
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
standard; set; routine; decided
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
ratio; proportion; percentage
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise