black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to take a breath; to take a short rest
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
accurate; correct; precise; exact
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
consequence; outcome; result; blame
indicate reason; infers some protest
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to lean against; to set against
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor