to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
retreating figure; appearance from behind
without; unless; have to do
declaration; proclamation; announcement
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
to pierce through; to break through
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
dealing with; coping with
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
leading private (Imperial Japanese Army); leading seaman (Imperial Japanese Navy)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
packing; packaging; face mask; face pack; puck
husband and wife; married couple
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
drunkard; heavy drinker; boozer