(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
largest ever; biggest; record
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to figure out; to get an idea
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
azalea (Rhododendron spp.)
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
decision; settlement; definition
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
possible; likely; probable