dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
drinking and eating too much
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
busy; having no (free) time
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
And Then There Were None (1938 novel by Agatha Christie); Ten Little Niggers
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
slightly early; just before
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
fields (of rice and other crops)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
store; reserve; stock; savings
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
at a moment's notice; readily
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation