confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to head home; to leave for home
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
yuzu bath; hot citron bath
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
superstition; superstitious belief
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (somebody) to redo something
future (usually near); prospects
(having great) expectation; pinning one's hopes on
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
social life; social intercourse
night view; night skyline; nightscape
surely; certainly; without doubt
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
mixing; compounding; dispensing (e.g. prescription)
to explain adequately; to be accountable
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
exactly as stated; verbatim
to get late; to advance; to wear on
habitat isolation; compartmentalization; segregation; isolation
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
shortish; rather short; somewhat short