to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
a little; a bit; slightly
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
border (between countries); national border
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
having no idea; having no clue
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
pristella tetra (Pristella maxillaris); X-ray tetra
recuperation; medical treatment
difficult problem; challenge
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
smuggling oneself into a country; illegal immigration
the five elements (in Japanese philosophy: earth, water, fire, wind and void); five great wisdom kings
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
programme; program; plans; arrangements
stealthily; secretly; in secret
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to refuse; to decline; to deny
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go