moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
trembling with excitement
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
programme; program; plans; arrangements
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
reason; grounds; circumstances
specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
reduction of penalty; commutation of a sentence
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy