matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot; empty point
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
damply; moistly; clammily; stickily
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
wooden house; frame house (building)
(sense of) presence; feeling as if one was there; feeling of actually being there; realism; ambiance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
three; three years of age
wooden; made of wood; wooden construction
Japanese dock (Rumex japonicus)
foreseeing; anticipating; lookahead; prefetching; reading ahead
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
sensitivity to cold; poor circulation
period (interval of a game); piri (Korean double reed instrument)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
thickly (of smoke, steam, etc.); stiflingly (hot air); suffocatingly; pungently
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium