rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to turn on an electric light; to switch on a light
janitor; caretaker; custodian
to find fault with; to question
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
(large) building; public building; hall
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
destination (one is heading towards); goal
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
to stop walking; to pause
opposite bank; farther shore
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
period of time; time slot; time zone
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
inexhaustibility; mutual financing association
another; different; something else
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
terrified; horrified; trembling with fear
decision; determination; resolution
bodily sensation; feeling in the body; physical feeling; coenesthesia; cenesthesia; coenesthesis