confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
female vampire; vampiress
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
notice; attention; observation
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
impression given by a painting or image
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
castle wall; town walls; defensive wall; rampart
defense; defence; protection
importance; emphasis; stress
other than; excluding; without
rather than; more ... than ...
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
majority group (party, faction)
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously