bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
quick work; (clever) feat
damp; moist; (slightly) wet; quiet; calm; peaceful
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
passions; sexual desire; lust
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
to cut loose; to act without restraint; to throw off all inhibitions; to go wild
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
dying by the roadside; dying a dog's death
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
all times and places; all ages and countries
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
marking; grading; scoring
rule; reign; government; governing
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
forcing (plants, vegetables, etc.); artificially hastening the growth of plants (by controlling heat, light, etc.)
the ocean; the great deep
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
half joking; being (only) half serious; (in a) jocular vein
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
whether one wants to or not; without choice
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
thirst; craving; thirst (for love, knowledge, etc.); hunger