and then; in addition to that; also; even so
loitering at night (between 11pm and 4am); late-night prowling
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to perceive; to understand
delinquent (youth); delinquency; Yankee
commitment; pledge; promise
court (of law); courtroom
local; localized; partial; topical (application)
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
speculation; thinking; meditation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
owner; possessor; holder; carrier
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
mint (e.g. peppermint, spearmint, etc.); Japanese peppermint (Mentha arvensis var. piperascens)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
to move (house); to change residence
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household