isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
does not match (one's, its) appearance
emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
closing time; lockup; curfew
evening meal; dinner; supper
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
surging waves; raging billows; turbulent; tempestuous; tumultuous
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
newcomer; initiate; rookie
to half-rise to one's feet
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to mix; to stir; to blend
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
in succession; one after another
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
about; concerning; related to; -ish
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
unfortunately; regrettably
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
one's field of expertise; one's strong area