thin; slender; fine; unlucky
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
amount of light; quantity of light
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
memory; sense; experience
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
living; lifestyle; living room
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
to relax; to feel at home
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
way of asking; way of listening; listener
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
going through; going via; going by way of
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to force open; to push open
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to throw into; to toss into
sticky; thick (e.g. thickly plastered); ikky; to stick closely
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell