odd; strange; queer; peculiar
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
riskiness; (level of) danger
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
dwelling; house; residence; address
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
amount of light; quantity of light
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to watch over; to watch attentively
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
guidance; leadership; leading the way
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to order; to command; to appoint
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober