senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to gulp down (alcohol, poison, etc.); to quaff; to down
control; check; restraint; inhibition
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
arbitration; intercession; mediation
soon; shortly; before long; having no time to ...; with no time to ...
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance
slow; sluggish; dull; lax (regulation, handling, etc.); slack; sloppy
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
looking on; standing by and watching; sitting back and watching; remaining a spectator
in the meanwhile; during the time
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to object; to protest; to speak; to say; (arch.) hello!; (arch.) is anyone home?
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
preliminary step; first step
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
lantern (esp. handheld oil lamp); hurricane lamp
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish