stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe
strange; rare; novel; curious
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to detain; to check; to restrain
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
external wound; (physical) trauma
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
joint (knee, elbow, etc.)
serious wound; serious injury
nightlife districts; drinking districts
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
second year of high school; second-year high-school student
school inter-class ball-game competition
young people who behave in a rowdy fashion (e.g. in a pub); young people who cheer and drink loudly
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously