curtain; bunting; act (in play)
nape (of the neck); nucha
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
blackish; darkish; dark; dusky
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
to fold up; to fold into layers
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
gazing at (in wonderment)
head; lead; vanguard; first
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
sphere; counter for balls
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth