long military service; having experienced many battles
to stiffen; to become stiff
opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
inside; interior; inner part
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
fresco; mural; wall painting
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
competition; rivalry; something worth doing
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to machine; to cut; to scrape
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
too much; excessively; too
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
diastrophism; movement and deformation of the earth's crust; upheaval (e.g. in politics); seismic shift; earthshaking changes
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
general; popular; common; typical
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of