corridor; hallway; passageway
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
successively; one after another
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
tele-; telephone; television; Terret (wine grape variety)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
reduction by half; halving
fast walking; semi-jogging
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
imposing stance; daunting pose
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to grant a person a moment
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
to be perturbed; to be agitated
interest (in something); enthusiasm
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to speak; to say; to vocalize
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze