origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to shed light; to cast light
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
pale; pallid; bluish-white
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
plural; multiple; several
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to make an appearance; to show up
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
vocal sound; tone of voice
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture