welcome!; nice to see you!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
at any rate; in any event; either way; anyway
to order; to command; to appoint
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)