launching (e.g. newspaper); first issue
descriptive poetry; epic poem
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
plainclothes police officer; plain-clothes detective
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
(Russell) snowplow; track-clearing vehicle; carving a trail through deep snow (by foot when mountaineering)
stop (on a train's route)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
place; European plaice (Pleuronectes platessa); plaice
(not) even once; (not) ever
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
light from outside; natural light
automatic; intransitive verb
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
to run down (stairs, etc.)
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out