severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
mysterious thief; phantom thief
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
decision; settlement; definition
to summon courage; to be brave
window frame; window sill
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
back of a stone monument; inscription on the back of a stone monument
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
reaching; attaining; arrival
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue