to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
common knowledge; well-known fact
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
listening device; bug; wiretap
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
young girl; lass; adolescent female
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
lot (production); batch; lotto
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
glasnost; Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues in the 1980s
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick