meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
then; and (then); in that case; if so
juvenile vagrant; street urchin; waif; guttersnipe
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
division (distribution) of roles; role-sharing
to help each other; to cooperate
socializing; getting on with people; personal relations
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
isolation; being alone; being friendless
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
the same kind; accomplice; partner
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
not just once; more than once; many times; again and again
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
consenting to; agreeing to; understanding; being convinced of; being satisfied
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
harm; injury; evil (influence)
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress