wearing one's hair in braids
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
proposal; proposition; suggestion
street; quarter; district; area
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to make an appearance; to show up
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
on and after; from ... onward; since
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
suspicious character (person, figure)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
environment; surroundings; circumstances
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
nap room (in an office, fire station, etc.)
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to settle (in a place); to settle down
about this time; about now
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
economic fortune; luck with money
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
romantic TV series; romance TV show
historical play; period drama
alternately; by turns; one after the other
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up