to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
superiority; predominance
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
condition; state (of health); appearance
flight; desertion; escape
to brave a danger; to take a risk
thereupon; shortly thereafter
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
period of time; time slot; time zone
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
several times; a few times
(not) even once; (not) ever
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
for work; in a manner related to work
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
being startled; getting a shock
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
to smoke animal out of its den
to line up; to form a party
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute