civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
recently; lately; these days
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
invisibly; secretly; privately
preparation; arrangements
quick work; (clever) feat
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
as a child; when one was a child
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be entwined; to be involved
assault; outrage; act of violence; rape; sexual assault
guard; sentinel; garrison
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. cold)
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
street vendor; stallholder; stallkeeper