nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to shed light; to cast light
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
approach path (aircraft, surgery); entrance ramp (highway); on-ramp; slip road
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
toughened glass; tempered glass
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
end; tip; extremities; terminal
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
triangle; triangular shape
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
four corners; four ordinal directions
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
to check; to stop; to keep back