to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to jar; to creak; to grate
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
expulsion; excommunication
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to be at a loss for words
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
surrounding at a distance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
moving about; stirring about
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh