even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
time; hour; period; class
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
about when; about what time; how soon
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
middle of the night; dead of night
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
many; numerous; various; large number of
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly