preparations for returning (home)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
entreaty; supplication; petition
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
to feel relieved; to feel satisfied; to feel refreshed
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
near-miss; just missing (each other)
predicament; one's ground; one's position
question; inquiry; enquiry
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
notice; attention; observation
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
something small; something petty; trifle
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness