reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
exposure to wind; severe criticism
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to end without incident; to not turn into something serious
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
this for sure; certainly is
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to be conspicuous; to stand out
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
educator; teacher; educationalist
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
final; eventual; ultimate
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
like this; this sort; this way
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
light; faint; pale; fleeting
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
hell on earth; living hell
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
even though; despite; when
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
from here; from this place