tension; mental strain; nervousness
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
junior high school student; middle school pupil
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
boy; son; baby boy; young man
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
at once; immediately; right now
lighting (a lamp); turning on a light
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
departure; leaving; going away; recession
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
thin; slender; fine; unlucky