both; both sides; both parties
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
place; room; margin; scope
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
street at night; making a night journey
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to be consistent; to be coherent
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
to make a speech; to address
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
daily life noise; household noises; noise that arises at home from everyday occurrences
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
how many years; how long; what year
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
peace (esp. of the world); tranquillity; calm
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
stirring; slight movement
silence; stillness; quietness