departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
private citizen; civilian
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
frequency (of occurrence)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to abide (by the rules); to keep to the regulations
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
army of demons; demonic horde; obstacles to Buddhist practice; forces that hinder spiritual enlightenment
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
noisy; confused; uproarious
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
resistance (movement); popular resistance against a military invasion (esp. of that by the French against the Nazis in World War II)
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
at the window; by the window; next to the window
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
opposite side; opposition
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
diversion; distraction; feint
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment