no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
indiscriminate terror; indiscriminate terrorism
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to be scared (of); to be frightened (by); to be intimidated (by)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
hide-and-seek and tag; children's game where the participants first hide, then run away from the seeker
to be found; to be discovered
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
safety zone; traffic island
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis
attendance (at school); going to school
club activities; extracurricular activities
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
after school (at the end of the day)
to change (one's clothes)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to dye; to colour; to color
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
calm; composed; self-possessed; firm
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
third-year student; third-year pupil
last week; the week before
opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.); overprint
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare