to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to ask; to enquire; to query
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
memories; recollections; reminiscence