to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to read (somebody's) thoughts; to guess what (someone) is thinking
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
calamity; misfortune; disaster
sincere; earnest; serious
to stare back at; to look back at
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unknown; unidentified; unspecified
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
right in the center (centre)
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
single word; a few words; brief comment
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to leave word; to leave a message
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to pay one's bill; to settle one's account
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
period of time; time slot; time zone
byway; side street; cross street; wrong way; digression
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly