decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
serious wound; serious injury
to pluck off (esp. by twisting); to pick; to break off; to wrest (away from); to wrench free; to snatch (away)
investigator; interrogator
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
supervised; under surveillance
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to keep one's temper; to maintain one's composure; to remain calm; to keep presence of mind; to preserve one's equilibrium
white plaster wall; tofu; bean curd
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
inside a police station, fire station, tax office, etc.
pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
High Plain of Heaven (home of the gods)
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
to be in order; to be right
street at night; making a night journey
whirr; hum; buzz; whoosh; woosh; whiz
first storm of spring; strong winds during the change from winter to spring
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to attract; to be used to
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
oceanic whitetip shark (Carcharhinus longimanus)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out
what minute; how many minutes
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
flabby; limp; soft and pliable
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body