to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
war; fighting; fierce competition
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to set about preparations
hard to see; obscure; indistinct; illegible
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
normalcy; normality; normal
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
locking on (to a target, esp. by radar)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
about; concerning; related to; -ish
sincere; earnest; serious
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
probability; likelihood; chances
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
in case of; at that time; at this time
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction