(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
agonizing cries; pandemonium; two of Buddhism's hells
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
wetting oneself; peeing in one's pants
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
strong; resolute; firm; strict
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
briskly; quickly; promptly
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to look forward to something
remaining quantity; residual quantity
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
human power; human strength; human effort; human agency
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly