divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
urban areas; the streets; town; city
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
those present; attendance
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
the world in general; society; convention
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
preparation; arrangements
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
night-clothes; heavy kimono-like quilt
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
near; nearby; not far off
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly