to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
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 call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
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
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to swell up; to bulge; to swell (of a budget, population, etc.); to increase significantly; to balloon
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 (drink)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
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
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
crew member; crewman; crew
the Pentagon (US Department of Defense); pentagon
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
confrontational attitude (stance, posture)