to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
left side; left-hand side
right side; right-hand side
to dress up as; to disguise oneself as; to play the role of
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to remember; to recollect; to recognize; to recognise
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to step forward; to volunteer
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
audience; spectator; spectators
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
loud shout; excited cheering
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
pasha; honorary title in Ottoman Empire and pre-republican Egypt; click; sound of a camera shutter
splish-splash; with a splash; click-click (of a camera shutter); with a click; with a snap
Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
action; operation; effect; function
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
otherwise; if not; or else