scion; cion; (horticultural) graft; opportunity to continue a conversation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
fast-talking; rapid talking
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
reopening; resumption; restarting
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
notice; attention; observation
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
light pink; light crimson
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality