introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
while; even though; despite
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
clearing; cleaning up; clearing; settling (e.g. payment)
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
recovery; rescue; recapture
battle formation; military formation
reaching; attaining; arrival
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
position; location; base; point; site
naturally; of course; understandably
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
to place firmly; to hit very hard