witnessing; observing; sighting
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down); count (of radioactivity)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
long ago; a long time ago; already
mischievous child; scamp; rascal; elf; imp
weak-willed; easily pressured; pushover
to rock; to shake; to swing
decision; determination; resolution
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
bed of nails; bed of thorns; bed of needles
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
(political) power; authority; influence
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
if you do this; if this is the case
older sister and younger brother
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
somewhat hard; somewhat firm; fairly hard; on the hard side
tips of one's hair; hair ends