at the last moment; this late in the game
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
pitch dark; total darkness
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to have one's eye caught on something; to have one's attention drawn to something
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to scale (mountain, flight of stairs, etc.)
to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. page); to turn back; to double back; to loopback (a signal, message, etc.)
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
ten; 10; ten years of age
step; stride; counter for steps
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to tighten; to press hard
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to insert; to put in; to send in (to a prisoner; e.g. clothes, books); to deliver (food, refreshments, etc. to workers); to supply
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
opening fully; full throttle; full power
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to be a background factor; to be an underlying reason
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to freeze (from fear); to be unable to (too frightened to) run