time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
tedious; boring; being fed up with
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
commencing with; including
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
terminal symptoms; sign of the approaching end
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
mid-air breakage or disintegration
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
tingling sensation (e.g. in a leg); feeling numb; painful tingle; noisily; ears ringing
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to slap; to strike; to spank
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
looking on; remaining a spectator
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...