promising without due consideration
postponement; deferment; adjournment
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
bioterrorism; biological terrorism
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
(in) the air; midair; sky
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
killing time; keeping oneself occupied; wasting time; waste of time
to play a leading role; to play a central part
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
to satisfy (one); to meet (one's) desire
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
end-blown flute (esp. the recorder)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
attenuating; fizzling out
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
speaking inarticulately (slurring, lisping, etc.)
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
kanji "plow" or "three-branch tree" radical
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse