(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
preliminary test or trial; tryout
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
one's every action; every single move; slight effort; least trouble; small amount of work
deep-seated grudge; hatred
to run around; to bustle about
tank (of liquid); tank (military vehicle)
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
predictable; repetitive; being in a rut; set in one's ways
fear; dread; fright; willies
dull sound; muffled sound
no matter how much time passes
keeping silent; saying nothing at all
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
good person; virtuous person
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
in name only; titular; nominal
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
about when; about what time; how soon
feeling of envy; jealous feeling
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
skilled manager; resourceful general
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit