the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to lower the curtain; to come to an end
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
to be crowded; to be packed; to be jammed
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
thin (air); weak (liquid); dilute; lacking (enthusiasm, consideration, substance, etc.); insubstantial; deficient
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
sentiment; sentimentality
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
to throw away; to abandon
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
life-size; life-sized; true-to-life; faithful (depiction); realistic
(length of one's) step; stride; pace
from one's home; while sitting at home; without leaving one's house; without moving from one's chair; without taking a step outside