wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to take a breath; to take a short rest
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
useless resistance; vain struggle
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
this is my chance; this is the (opportune) moment; here's an opportunity (that can't be passed up)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
idol (i.e. carving or painting of a deity)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
image; figure; figure; form; image