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.)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
in its entirety; whole; wholly
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to do someone in; to bump someone off
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unfortunately; unluckily; regrettably
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
full view; plain sight; completely visible
solitude; loneliness; isolation
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
incident; affair; happening; event
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to hand over; to surrender
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)