hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to stare back at; to look back at
to grow thickly; to be in full leaf; to be rampant; to luxuriate; to be luxurious
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
tension; mental strain; nervousness
young person; youth; young
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
being moved forcibly, e.g. being carted to a police station, transportation for forced labour, etc.
letter of challenge (to a duel, etc.)
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to throw open; to leave open
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
living room (Western style); sitting room
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
dim light; faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
pale; pallid; bluish-white
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to collapse into; to flop onto
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death