district; section; sector
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to head home; to leave for home
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dressed up (in fine clothes)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
in this way; thus; such; uh...
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone