to brighten; to grow light
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
gleaming; shining; glistening
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to have a talk; to tell a story
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
such; like that; that sort of; very
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
making something widely known; introduction; debut; announcement; unveiling
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
to encamp; to take up positions
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to