clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
with a whoosh; quickly (moving); instantaneously
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to run up to; to rush over
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
to live; to make a living; to get on with
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unable to contain oneself; itching to do something; cannot sit still
probability; likelihood; chances
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other