direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
correction; rectification; mending; repair
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to rank next to; to come after
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
preface; introduction; preamble
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
transfer; transport; removal
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
one person; another name; nickname; alias