above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
(in the) same house; (under the) same roof
separate; respective; different
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
man's man; man aggressively pursuing sex and riches; (lit.) carnivore
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
no!; no no!; no, not at all
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
door; gate; opening; title page
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
story; tale; talk; discussion
countermeasure; counter-measure
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features
little by little; bit by bit
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
general; popular; common; typical
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to insert; to put in; to come in (of light); to shine in; to have a griping pain (in the stomach, chest, etc.)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares