promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
general; popular; common; typical
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
hegemony; leadership; initiative
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
soldier; combatant; warrior
to get between; to be caught in
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
hostility; animosity; enmity
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
key rack; (wall-mounted) key holder; key hook
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
admission limit; restricted admission
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to tighten; to press hard
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
being brought to a standstill; being stranded; being stumped; being in a dilemma; dying while standing (and remaining standing); dying on one's feet
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
entrance; admission; entering
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love