to collect; to assemble; to gather
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
power; might; authority; influence
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
high window; clerestory window
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
in terms of; from the point of view of
high and low (social standing)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; talking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
to visit; (arch.) (original meaning) to make a noise
serious; earnest; honest; real; legit
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
backlight (in photography, etc.); illumination (of the subject) from behind
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to express (in words); to confess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
fast-talking; rapid talking
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically