part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
field overseer; site foreman
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
(made of) stone; stone-built
leather shoes; leather boots
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
pending question; unresolved problem
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
(not) merely; (not) simply
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
common knowledge; well-known fact
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
not limited to; not just ...
when it becomes; when it comes to
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
reinforcement; strengthening
irrational (line of) argument
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood