what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
meanwhile; in the meantime
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
stealthily; secretly; in secret
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
beforehand; in advance; previously
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to leave something as it is
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
thought; consideration; thinking
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
again; once more; a second time
probability; likelihood; chances
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
than; other than; except; but
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
threat; intimidation; menace
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically