sanity; consciousness; soberness
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to demand money; to pester; to extort
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
reason; cause; circumstances
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
whispering into a person's ear
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
nightlife; night amusements
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
delinquency; misdeed; misconduct; delinquent behavior
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
control; management (e.g. of a business)
evening meal; dinner; supper
about when; about what time; how soon
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
dispersing; breaking up; running away
society; the world; the times
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
preparation; arrangements
Gate of the Celestial Rock Cave
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
sleeping comfort or snugness
one day; (on) a certain day