to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to have a smattering knowledge of
knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
therefore; for that reason; so; because of that
to revere; to respect; to worship
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to loiter around; to wander about
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
(member of the) yakuza; gangster; hoodlum; racketeer; useless; worthless
gazing at (in wonderment)
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance
adopted parents; temporarily assumed parents
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
proper; respectable; decent; honest
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
stifled (laughter); simmering
elder sister; older female friend
cellar; cave; hole in the ground