smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
quarrel; dispute; argument
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
half the body; half length
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
unidentifiable; unidentified
to show up; to appear; to turn up
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
jeon; Korean dish of meat, vegetables, etc. coated in flour and egg and fried
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
but; however; provided that
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion