to be bewildered; to be perplexed
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
leadership; initiative; spearhead
surveillance system; monitoring system
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
open every day of the year
one by one; in detail; minutely
at some point in the past; at some stage
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
normalcy; normality; normal
respect and affection; love and respect
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone
to hold a person back; to restrain; to catch in one's arms
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
carrying a person in one's arms; princess carry; bridal carry
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
infancy; childhood; tender age
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
busily; sedulously; laboriously; feverishly; fussily; worrying (about little things)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago