slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
people; men and women; each person; everybody
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
silence; stillness; quietness
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
reality; actuality; hard fact
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
overly optimistic; easygoing; irresponsible; naive; simple-minded
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to glare; to dazzle; to glitter
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
study; diligence; discount; reduction
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
right; correct; proper; righteous; just