ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
it's been a long time; long time no see
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
to come to see; to come and see; to visit
all you have to do is; just; that's all
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
roar of the sea; sound of waves
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
crown; diadem; bottle cap
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
one of these days; someday; one day
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
delay; lag; falling behind; falling behind in; lagging behind in
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
-less; lacking; non-existing
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
puddle of blood; pool of blood
to keep standing; to stand motionless
to bear a child; to give birth (to)
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued