difficult voyage; stormy passage; hard flight; rough going; running into trouble; proceeding with difficulty
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
another; different; something else
middle of the night; dead of night
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
(made of) leather; leather-bound
whip; lash; stick; cane; encouragement; rebuke
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
quick work; (clever) feat
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
colourless; colorless; achromatic; neutral (position); impartial
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
sniff-sniff (of an animal); whining; whimpering
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to be hesitant; to feel timid
escape; skipping (a class); cutting class; escape (key); escapement (clock mechanism)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
something unusual; something odd; something out of the ordinary
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
woman; female; feminine gender
hair-raising; bloodcurdling; horrible; shocking; gruesome
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected