exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
to stop talking; to be silent
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
surely (not); certainly (not)
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing
also known as; also called
unable to move; dead in the water; completely helpless
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
to make a person's blood run cold
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
to run up to; to rush over
blow; shock; strike; batting
what's what; heads or tails
outside a wall; beyond a wall; extramural
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to become clear; to be made public
to pass each other; to cross paths
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
to be overcome with emotion
hoarse voice; husky voice
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
good-looking; fair; beautiful
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to people
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
walking briskly; determinedly