they; those guys; those fellows
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
hard-packed dirt (clay, gravel, etc.) floor; concrete floor
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
occasional; infrequent; rare
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
just the other day; quite recently
suspicious-looking; fishy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
corridor; hallway; passageway
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
official name; formal name
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)