intimacy; friendship; familiarity
suited figure; person in a suit
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
folk customs; folkways; ethnic customs
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
armoring; armouring; armor; armour
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
(how) many times; (how) often
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to hang one's hopes on; to expect from
to have meaning; to be meaningful
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
service in the first reserve
one end; an end; part; fragment
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
demonstration; show of force
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
alone; by oneself; on one's own
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
something; some kind of; for some reason
police; police officer; police station
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten