passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
emergency staircase; fire escape
guard; security guard; security officer
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
inner structure; internal anatomy
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
feeling keenly; fully realizing
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
silencing (a machine, gun, etc.); muffling; muting (e.g. a TV)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to hurt one's feelings; to rub someone the wrong way
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate