joint struggle; common (united) front
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
never mind!; don't worry about it
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
river; stream; River; the ... river
green light (traffic); green light; go-ahead signal; permission to go ahead (with something)
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to beat to death; to kill
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
light; right; right field; right fielder
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
bright red; crimson lotus flower
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
moving about; stirring about
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
silence; stillness; quietness
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
postcard; memo; note; card
bulky; massive; thick; heavy