to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
document; official papers
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
conviction; belief; confidence
guidelines for action; personal principles
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
granted that; even if; even though
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
middle of the night; dead of night
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)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
thereupon; shortly thereafter
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
cannot be compared with; no match for
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating
high window; clerestory window
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional