back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
fixed date; appointed day
several years; a few years
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be main; to be principal; to be important
being very busy; busyness
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
way out; means to escape; escape route
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
to squint (one eye); to narrow
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
soon; shortly; before long
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to go out and away; to leave
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
to take action; to start; to get started; to begin to do
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
otherwise; or else; if not
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own