to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
floor below; floor downstairs
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
Lindera umbellata (species of spicebush); toothpick; natural wooden chopsticks (tea ceremony); black characters; black text
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
silence (not speaking); muteness
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
burglary; burglar; closet
society; the world; the times
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
anecdote; brief (comic) story
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
association; society; organization; organisation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider