no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
to detain; to check; to restrain
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
by today; before the day is over
in proportion to; just as much as
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
sleepiness; drowsiness; the sandman; Morpheus
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
how; in what way; by what means
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
dozens; scores of; decades
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to run around; to bustle about
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
happy family get-together