rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
calculation; estimation; computation
heavenly body; celestial body; astronomical object
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
lightning; electric illumination; light from an electric source
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
what's what; heads or tails
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
Dostoevskii; Dostoyevskii
Tolstoy; Tolstoi; Tolstoy, Leo (1828-1910; Russian writer)
historical; traditional; historic
Western Europe; the West; the Occident; Europe
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
Middleton (UK); Middlton; Myddelton
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
upper end; top; tip; top edge
normal; usual; ordinary; everyday
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
always; constantly; at all times; habitually