scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
deceased; late; dead; departed
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to run up to; to rush over
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
genuine article; real thing; real deal
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
drop (e.g. of water); drip
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to be wet (with tears); to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered; to roll one's eyes up and down
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...