rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to create a breeding ground for future problems; to turn a blind eye to future trouble; to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
that day; the very same day
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
treatment (of a person); dealing with
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
to jerk one's chin; to nod toward; to point one's chin at
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
like a decent person; human
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
singing of insects (esp. in autumn); sound of insects
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring