strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
three; three years of age
in order; in turn; one by one
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
visit (from someone); call
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
standing to reason; natural
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow