audience; attendance; hearers
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
looking aside; (from the) eyes of an onlooker
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
forced laugh; forced smile
it's been a long time; long time no see
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
great variety of flowering plants; light greenish-blue
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
top notch; first rate; top-of-the-line; leading
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end; having no choice
to stick it out (until the end)
slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down
to stand upright with arms and/or legs spread; to dodge
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood