wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
person who qualifies (for a competition); qualifier
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
woman; lady; adult female
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
stairs; stairway; staircase
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
to get slightly dirty (all over)
with a bang (of a gun); with a boom (of artillery); with a thud; with a thump
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
to kill; to beat to death
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
that's true; of course; obviously
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
one's way (ahead); one's path