police officer; policeman; policewoman
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
chair; stool; post; office; position
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to look around; to survey
suffix for familiar person
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
last night; yesterday evening
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
older sister; lass; young lady
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
should; must; -able; probably; likely
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly