to flee; to take flight; to be ruined; to go down in the world; to settle down (e.g. in one location)
the last moment; the very end
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to have one's horizons broadened
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
madder red; dark red; crimson
time around sunset; early evening
only recently; just of late
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
classroom learning (as contrasted to practical training); classroom lecture; desk study
pleasant feeling; good vibes
talking while standing; standing around talking
please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
right beside; close to; nearby
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to correct oneself; to restate
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
solitude; loneliness; isolation
turns and twists; ups and downs; meandering; complications; vicissitudes
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
likes and dislikes; tastes; preferences; pickiness (esp. about food); choosiness; fussiness
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern