dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
here and there; in places
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
chair; stool; post; office; position
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
(made of) stone; stone-built
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to take a breath; to gather one's breath; to catch one's breath; to take a rest; to take a break
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
those (near the second person)
to say (something) over one's shoulder
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
on the occasion of; at the time of
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
final; eventual; ultimate
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to bring; to take; to bring about
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to thrust before; to thrust at
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
by myself; in person; by oneself
originally; by nature; from the start
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
many; numerous; various; large number of
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to become empty; to be emptied