to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to complain; to make a complaint
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
countermeasure; counter-measure
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
proposal; proposition; suggestion
why; how; for what reason
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
etc.; et cetera; and so on
battlefield; battleground
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
intelligence gathering; information gathering
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
thought; consideration; thinking
chain; series; connection; linkage
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader