to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to invite in; to show someone in
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to slide into; to slip into
dozens; scores of; decades
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
nod deeply; glugging; drinking deeply
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
commander; commanding officer; CO