to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
distinction; discrimination; discernment; identification
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
distinctive; characteristic
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
step; stride; counter for steps
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
suspicious character (person, figure)
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
midwinter; dead of winter
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
while; even though; despite
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
preparation; arrangements
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
dining; dining room; meal
to come to realize; to become aware (of)
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
suggestion; hint; implication
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover