adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
connection; link; relationship
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
you (primarily used by males when addressing their male equals or inferiors)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
nobleman's illegitimate child; product (of e.g. war); offspring; aftermath
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
notice; attention; observation
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
otherwise; or else; if not
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to fly away; to flee away; to scatter
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
testimony; (verbal) evidence