monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
suspicious-looking; fishy
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
Latin (language); Latin-American; Latin; Latin (i.e. relating to the literature, culture, etc. of ancient Rome); Roman
entering a faith; joining a religion
courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite
in person; personally; directly
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
aptitude; aptness; suitability
transfer (of authority, power, etc.); delegation; devolution
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
one-year-old; one year old
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on