tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
to make sense; to be meaningful
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
thick curtain; drop curtain
busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters
every evening; night after night
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
subterranean rumbling; earth tremor
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
throwing stone; sling stone; slingshot; pellet; pebble; small rock
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
complementation; supplementation; completion
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
(hand) gesture; movement of the hand
death (and entering the hereafter)
as is habit; the way life normally is
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
arrogance; insolence; disrespect
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
honorific affix; honorific prefix
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect