to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name
author; writer; novelist; artist
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
guard; security guard; security officer
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to raise one's voice; to shout
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
arrest; apprehension; capture
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to go past; to pass; to pass by
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to talk; to chat; to chatter
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
black rain; heavily polluted, radioactive rain sometimes following an atmospheric nuclear explosion (esp. that of Hiroshima)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to crawl towards; to creep up to
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
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.)
horrible; deadly; punishing; murderous
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to think too much; to be over-concerned
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
another thing; exception; special case
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive