to arrive home; to return
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to jaunt around; to play around; to visit one place after another without effect
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
interference; intervention; meddling
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
history of; experience of
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
inclination; tendency; nature; character
world; society; people; the public
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
over-fond parent; doting parent
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet
to accord someone every courtesy
veil of darkness; curtain of night
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
closing time; lockup; curfew
big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles
to make somebody lose face; to embarrass someone; to make someone look foolish
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
indiscriminate shooting; random shooting; firing blindly
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
to fling; to throw off (clothes); to kick off (boots)
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron