sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
with all one's strength; with all one's might
outside world; physical world
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
thought; consideration; thinking
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)
if so; in that case; in that situation
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
to comb down; to smooth down
to correct oneself; to restate
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
this and that; one thing or another
serious look (on one's face); straight face
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
killing time; staving off boredom
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fourth day of the month; four days