unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
suspicion (of having committed a crime, wrongdoing)
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
to accuse someone; to charge someone
squared timber; rectangular lumber
to pilfer; to filch; to pocket; to make off with
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
carbonization; carbonisation
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
absent-mindedly; absently; idly; in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
dancing or jumping for joy
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
oh no!; good heavens!; oops
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to have a flag set (indicates the setting of a variable that determines, for example, how a game will end)
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
to march (someone) off (e.g. to the police station); to lead away; to take away
several years; a few years