minimum; at the very least
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
person concerned; interested party; related party
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to use as grounds (for); to use as a shield; to shelter behind; to hide behind
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
younger half-brother (by a different mother)
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir