opening inward (of a door or window)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
early on; earlier on; from early
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem