shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
one's physical safety; personal security
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
suggestion; hint; implication
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
uncertainty; transiency; impermanence; mutability
falling heavily (of rain, snow, etc.)
without leaving any trace
all you have to do is; just; that's all
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
hot topic; talk of the town
intensification; aggravation
serious wound; serious injury
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
openly (unashamedly) in broad daylight
sound of pistol fire; sound of exploding gunpowder; exchange of (pistol) fire; shootout; conflict
airline ticket; plane ticket; air ticket
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
right in the middle (of); midst; height
associate member (esp. of a crime syndicate)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure