clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff
several people; a few people
shutting oneself in (one's room, etc.); barricading oneself in (a fort, etc.) while being besieged; holing up (in a building)
home area; home town; local
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
too (much); overly; excessively
rapid development; rapid unfolding
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
(doing things at) one's own pace; (doing things) one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to let (something or someone) go past; to do too much
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar