relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
a wise man keeps away from danger
invisibly; secretly; privately
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
catercorner; diagonally opposite
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to jump from one thing to another
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
fall; crash (e.g. aircraft)
head over heels; headlong; head first
eye measurement; measure with eye
metre; meter; meter; gauge
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
general mobilization; general mobilisation
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
second-year student; biennial
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything