firefight; gun battle; shoot-out
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
each place; various places
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
without accident; uneventfully; without ...
in succession; one after another
from the beginning; from scratch
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
just past noon; afternoon
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
in terms of; from the point of view of
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
right of access; access permission; access right
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
cannot be compared with; no match for
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
without permission; without notice
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to invite in; to show someone in
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
partly open; in half bloom
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to hug tight; to grasp firmly; to embrace tightly
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter